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In 1996, a second clay bulla emerged with an identical inscription; presumably stamped with the same seal. This bulla also was imprinted with a fingerprint; [10] Hershel Shanks, among others, speculated that the fingerprint might be that of Baruch himself; [11] [12] the authenticity of these bullae however has been disputed. ibid.
These are biblical figures unambiguously identified in contemporary sources according to scholarly consensus.Biblical figures that are identified in artifacts of questionable authenticity, for example the Jehoash Inscription and the bullae of Baruch ben Neriah, or who are mentioned in ancient but non-contemporary documents, such as David and Balaam, [n 1] are excluded from this list.
In 1996, a second clay bulla emerged with an identical inscription, presumably stamped with the same seal. This bulla was also imprinted with a fingerprint; [3] Hershel Shanks, among others, speculated that the fingerprint might be that of Baruch himself. [4] The authenticity of these bullae, however, has been disputed. ibid.
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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.
Baruch Berliner was born in Tel Aviv.He completed his doctoral studies in mathematics at the University of Zurich in Switzerland, where he also worked as an actuary at the Swiss reinsurance company "Swiss Re", One of The largest Reinsurance in the world, until 1990, when he returned with his family to Israel.
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.
A fact from Baruch ben Neriah appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 22 May 2006. The text of the entry was as follows: The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know ... that the seal of Baruch ben Neriah , a legendary 6th century BCE scribe and disciple of the Biblical prophet Jeremiah , was found imprinted on two ...