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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.
According to Josephus, Baruch was a Jewish aristocrat, a son of Neriah and brother of Seraiah ben Neriah, chamberlain of King Zedekiah of Judah. [2] [3]Baruch became the scribe of the prophet Jeremiah and wrote down the first and second editions of his prophecies as they were dictated to him. [4]
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.
2.30: The Kulamuwa Inscription: 654–655: Kilamuwa of Y'dy-Sam'al: Yehawmilk Stele: 2.32: The Inscription of King Yehawmilk: 656: Yehawmilk of Byblos: Stele of Zakkur: 2.35: The Inscription of Zakkur, King of Hamath: 655–656: Zakir of Hamat and Lu`ath: Ahiram sarcophagus: 2.55: The Sarcophagus Inscription of ‘Ahirom, King of Byblos: 661 ...
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 .
According to Robert Deutsch, an archeologist who is also the antique dealer who sold the Ahaz bulla, most scholars believe the bullae to be authentic. [4] Others, such as Andrew Vaughn, agree that it would be difficult to fake a bulla, but do not rule out such a possibility, and in fact conclude that some bullae are forgeries.
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 ...
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.