"... The Book of Baruch is an interesting collection of various biblical themes. Even though it contains texts of different styles and genres, the book probably emerged among one circle of authors in the second century BCE. That the vocabulary and style vary in different parts of the book is not necessarily proof of editorial activity, but rather a consistent feature because so many biblical books with divergent genres have been quoted. Four parts can be distinguished in the Book of Baruch. All of these units lean remarkably on earlier biblical models. The prose introduction (Baruch 1:1–15a) attempts to imitate Jeremiah 29. The long prayer of penitence (Baruch 1:15–3:8) has been composed with an eye on Daniel 9:4–19. The exhortative part (Baruch 3:9–4:4) is based upon wisdom literature, of which the most important source has undoubtedly been Job 28. Finally, the book is concluded with words of comfort and hope (Baruch 4:5–5:9) which make use of earlier prophecies uttered in the collections of Deutero and Trito-Isaiah. In addition to all these parallels, one crucial aspect must be mentioned and that is Baruch’s evident inclination towards Deuteronomy and Deuteronomistic phraseology/theology. This is certainly most obvious in the prayer of penitence, but some characteristically Deuteronomistic thoughts and expressions can also be detected in the exhortative speech and in the concluding consolation ..."