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Ladder of Jacob (earliest form is Jewish dating from late 1st cent. AD. One chapter is Christian) 4 Baruch (Jewish original but edited by a Christian, c. 100–110 AD) Jannes and Jambres (Christian in present form, but dependent on earlier Jewish sources from c. 1st cent. BC) History of the Rechabites (Christian in present form dating c. 6th ...
2 Baruch is a Jewish apocryphal text thought to have been written in the late 1st century CE or early 2nd century CE, after the destruction of the Temple in CE 70. It is attributed to the biblical figure Baruch ben Neriah (c. 6th century BC) and so is associated with the Old Testament, but not regarded as scripture by Jews or by most Christian groups.
The Book of Baruch is sometimes referred to as 1 Baruch [4] to distinguish it from 2 Baruch, 3 Baruch and 4 Baruch. Although the earliest known manuscripts of Baruch are in Greek, linguistic features of the first parts of Baruch (1:1–3:8) have been proposed as indicating a translation from a Semitic language .
The Apocalypse of Baruch are two different Jewish pseudepigraphical texts written in the late 1st/early 2nd century AD/CE, after the fall of Jerusalem to the Romans in 70 AD, though attributed to Baruch ben Neriah (c. 6th century BC). Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch or 2 Baruch is named for the fact that it predominantly survives in Syriac manuscripts
[2] Bokser was an advocate of social justice, taking a position in favor of the construction of a housing project for the poor in the middle-class community of Forest Hills . [ 3 ] During this episode, called the Forest Hills housing controversy 1966–1972, he was in constant contact with many leading politicians and building developers.
He is known particularly for his English translations of numerous apocryphal and pseudepigraphal Ancient Hebrew writings, including the Book of Jubilees (1895), the Apocalypse of Baruch (1896), the Ascension of Isaiah (1900), the Book of Enoch (1906), and the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs (1908), which have been widely used.
His teachings, synthesized in a gospel called Book of Baruch, were a highly syncretic gnostic current that mixed Jewish Christianity with classical mythology. [2] They are considered one of the first transitions between Jewish monotheism and full-blown gnosticism., [3] [4] although they differ substantially from Sethian and Valentian beliefs.
3 Baruch or the Greek Apocalypse of Baruch is a visionary, pseudepigraphic text written some time between the fall of Jerusalem to the Roman Empire in 70 AD [1] [2] [page needed] and the third century AD. [1] [3] Scholars disagree on whether it was written by a Jew or a Christian, or whether a clear distinction can be made in this era. [1]