The Destruction of Jerusalem and the Idea of Redemption in the Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch (2002 Nir), book
The Destruction of Jerusalem and the Idea of Redemption in the Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch (2002) is a book by Rivka Nir.
Abstract
"The Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch is a pseudepigraphic apocalyptic work ascribed to Baruch son of Neriah, the scribe of Jeremiah. Its overt content concerning the last days of the First Temple period disguises a description of the fall of the Second Temple in 70 C.E. Contrary to the general scholarly view, this book attempts to show that the internal structure and central ideas of II Baruch must be understood in a Christian context. This theological identity is reflected mainly in traditions which describe the destruction of Jerusalem and the three apocalyptic visions which depict the coming of the Messiah and the eschatological redemption. The author’s conclusion may shed light on the Christian character of other Pseudepigraphic and apocalyptic books."--Publisher description.
Editions
Published in Atlanta, GA: Society of Biblical Literature, 2002 (Early Judaism and Its Literature, 20); and Leiden: Brill, 2003.
Reviews
- Liv Ingeborg Lied, in Journal of Semitic Studies 50.2 (2005) 403-405
Contents
- Introduction
- Part One - The Heavenly Jerusalem in the Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch
- 1. This Is Not the City I Have Engraved on the Palms of My Hands (2 Bar. 4:1-7)
- 2. The Hiding of the Temple Vessels
- 3. The Abandonment of the Temple
- Part Two - The Idea of Eschatological Redemption
- 4. Description of the Appearance of Messiah (2 Bar. 24-30)
- 5. The Vision of the Forest, the Cedar, the Vine, and the Spring (2 Bar. 36-40)
- 6. The Vision of the Bright Waters and the Dark Waters (2 Bar,53,56-74)
- Conclusion
- Appendix: The Tidings of the Christian Resurrection and Its Conditions in Paralipomena Jeremiae