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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