Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch
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2 Baruch 29:3
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Revelation 13:1
2 Baruch 29:4
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Targum Psalm 104:26
2 Baruch 29:4
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Targum Psalms 50:10
2 Baruch 29:5
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Mark 14:25
2 Baruch 29:5
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Irenaeus Against Heresies 5.3
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Summary
Date: 70-100 C.E.
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.
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