Summary of 2 Baruch
Date: 70-100 C.E.
Description: 2 Baruch is a theological and apocalyptic reaction to the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple in 709 C.E. A figure from the time of a previous collapse of Jerusalem is used as a pseudonym: Baruch, the son of Neriah. Baruch is depicted as mourning the fate of the people of Israel and raising questions of God's justice and covenant promises.
Docherty, Susan The Jewish Pseudepigrapha, Fortress Press, 2015
Pseudepigrapha
New Testament
- 2 Baruch 4:5 - Hebrews 9:11
- 2 Baruch 14:8 - Romans 11:33
- 2 Baruch 15:8 - Romans 8:18-25
- 2 Baruch 20:1 - Mark 14:20
- 2 Baruch 21:13 - 1 Corinthians 15:19
- 2 Baruch 23:4 - Romans 5:12
- 2 Baruch 27:7 - Mark 13:8
- 2 Baruch 29:3 - Revelation 13:1
- 2 Baruch 29:5 - Mark 14:25
- 2 Baruch 30:2 - Revelation 20:13
- 2 Baruch 48 - Romans 4:17
- 2 Baruch 48:19 - Matthew 18:10
- 2 Baruch 50:2 - Revelation 20:13
- 2 Baruch 51:3 - Philippians 3:21
- 2 Baruch 51:3 - Romans 8:17
- 2 Baruch 51:10 - 1 Corinthians 15:51
- 2 Baruch 57:2 - Romans 2:15
- 2 Baruch 54:15 - Romans 5:12
- 2 Baruch 54:19 - Romans 5:12
- 2 Baruch 85:13 - Matthew 7:13