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Baruch (a.k.a. 1 Baruch)
Called Baruch by most, but 1 Baruch in the
LSV for distinction, the opening verses
ascribe the book to the well-known
assistant to Jeremiah (Jer. 32:12; 36:4, 32;
45:1). It is a collection of four very different
compositions, ending with a work entitled
“The Letter of Jeremiah,” which circulated
separately in major manuscripts of the
Greek tradition. The original language was
likely Hebrew, but only the Greek and other
versions have been preserved. The setting
is Babylon, where Baruch reads his scroll to
King Jechoniah (Jehoiachin) and the exiles;
they react by sending gifts and the scroll to
Jerusalem (1:1–14), presumably by the
hand of Baruch (1:7). No certain date can be
given for the book, but it may have been
edited in final form during the last two
centuries BC.
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