Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch
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2 Baruch 48:8
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Romans 4:17
2 Baruch 48:19
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Matthew 18:10
2 Baruch 48:19
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Matthew 10:42
2 Baruch 48:19
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Matthew 18:10
2 Baruch 48:34
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Matthew 24:6
2 Baruch 48:39
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Revelation 2:23
2 Baruch 48:40
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Romans 2:15
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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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