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The Book of BaruchBaruch was a disciple, follower, and trusted friend of Jeremiah. He was also the scribe who wrote down Jeremiah's words as dictated to him: "So Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and while Jeremiah dictated all the words the lord had spoken to him, Baruch wrote them on the scroll," Jeremiah 36:4. Baruch is the author of the book of Baruch (or at least the first part of it), which can be seen as a follow-up to the book of Jeremiah since it was written after the people were exiled. After the introduction, Baruch contains a confession of the nation of Israel's guilt and prayer for deliverance (similar to a prayer by Daniel in Daniel 9). This is followed by a section of poetry. Baruch concludes with a letter (which is comparable to Jeremiah 29). Baruch is an Apocrypha book and not included in all versions of the Bible. (See our Internet resources page for sites with more information on this topic.) |
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