2 Baruch

c. early 2nd century AD · Early Jewish / Second Temple Texts

About this text

Written after the fall of Jerusalem. Baruch (Jeremiah's scribe) receives visions about the future, resurrection, and the coming messianic age.

Significance

Important parallel to 4 Ezra in processing the trauma of the Temple's destruction.

Key excerpts

Excerpts forthcoming. The full text is available in the public-domain library.

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This text is one of 17 in the Early Jewish / Second Temple Texts category, and one of 62 across the entire library.