3 Baruch

The Greek Apocalypse of Baruch

3 Baruch is an apocalypse in the tradition of Enoch: the scribe Baruch, weeping over the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, is guided by an angel through five heavens and shown the secrets of the cosmos. He sees the builders of the Tower of Babel transformed into animals; he sees the Phoenix bird that flies before the sun, carrying its light on its wings; he watches the angels bring the p