Baruch

About this text

Attributed to Baruch, Jeremiah's scribe. A reflection on exile, confession of sins, and a poem praising Wisdom personified.

Significance

Provides theological reflection on the experience of exile and divine wisdom.

How to Read This Historical Text

Baruch is included here as a historical and educational resource, not as Scripture and not as a replacement for the biblical canon. Readers may find it useful for understanding the ideas, debates, devotional language, and literary settings that surrounded Jewish and Christian communities in different periods.

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Key excerpts

"She is the book of the commandments of God, the law that endures forever. All who hold her fast will live, and those who forsake her will die."

Scripture cross-references

• Proverbs 3:18 — Wisdom is "a tree of life to those who lay hold of her"
• Jeremiah 36 — Baruch as Jeremiah's scribe — the same figure

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This text is one of 10 in the Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical Books category, and one of 62 across the entire library.