SwordPlay - S2E21 (ep. 57) - Baruch
- Why do we cover apocryphal books?
- Should Baruch be considered Pseudepigrapha?
- If Baruch is fiction, does that make Daniel fiction as well?
- What other books could Baruch be drawing from?
- Date: When was Baruch written?
- Who was Baruch?
- Who wrote the book of Baruch?
- How would Baruch and other exilic writings be helpful to their original Jewish audience?
Summary of Contents
- How could they offer sacrifice on the altar if the Temple was burned down? (1:10)
- How could Belshazzar be mentioned only 5 years after the Temple’s destruction? (1:12)
- What is seen as the primary cause of their exile? (1:22)
- Did Jerusalem’s siege really involve cannibalism? (2:3)
- What does it mean that the spirits of the dead was seized from their guts? (2:17)
- What exactly happened to their ancestor’s bones? (2:24-25)
- How could they have become old in exile if this was only five years into exile? (3:10)
- Who were the famous giants without wisdom? (3:26-28)
- When did wisdom appear on earth among humankind? (3:38)
- Did Israel sacrifice to demons? (4:7)
- What does it mean that God named Jerusalem? (4:30)
- Did fire or demons come upon Babylon? (4:35)
- How did God’s people return on a kingdom’s throne? (5:6)
- How did God make straight the paths for His returning people? (5:7)
- When did Yahweh return with His glory to lead His people? (5:9)
- Significance for the New Testament
- What influence did Baruch have on post NT Christians and Jews?
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