The Destruction of Jerusalem and the Idea of Redemption in the Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch (Early Judaism and Its Literature 20)

The Destruction of Jerusalem and the Idea of Redemption in the 'Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch'......Page 3
CONTENTS......Page 7
INTRODUCTION......Page 9
PART ONE: THE HEAVENLY JERUSALEM IN THE SYRIAC APOCALYPSE OF BARUCH......Page 25
1. This Is Not the City I Have Engraved on the Palms of My Hands (2 Bar. 4:1–7)......Page 27
2.1. Syriac Baruch 6:7–10......Page 51
2.2. The Jewish Tradition......Page 56
2.3. Paralipomena Jeremiou......Page 64
2.4. Jeremiah Apocryphon......Page 67
2.5. Vitae Prophetarum......Page 74
2.6. Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum (L.A.B.)......Page 79
3.1. “The Watchman Has Abandoned the House” (8:1–5)......Page 87
a. The Christian Tradition......Page 91
b. The Jewish Tradition......Page 96
3.3. The Virgins Weaving in the Temple (10:19)......Page 108
PART TWO: THE IDEA OF ESCHATOLOGICAL REDEMPTION......Page 127
4.1. The Catastrophes of the Eschaton......Page 129
4.2. The Eschatological Feast......Page 140
4.3. The Beginning of the Messiah’s Revelation......Page 146
4.4. The Full Appearance of the Messiah......Page 159
4.5. The Resurrection of the Dead and the Final Judgment......Page 166
5. The Vision of the Forest, the Cedar, the Vine, and the Spring (2 Bar. 36–40)......Page 173
6. The Vision of the Bright Waters and the Dark Waters (2 Bar. 53, 56–74)......Page 191
6.1. Description of the End and the Appearance of the Messiah......Page 202
CONCLUSION......Page 207
Introduction......Page 211
The Sleep of Abimelech......Page 215
Baruch’s Resurrection......Page 224
The Resurrection of the Anonymous Dead......Page 226
Jeremiah’s Resurrection......Page 227
The Test at the Jordan Waters......Page 236
ABBREVIATIONS......Page 247
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 249
1. Hebrew Bible......Page 289
2. Septuagint......Page 293
5. Old Testament Pseudepigrapha......Page 294
6. New Testament......Page 299
7. Qumran Scrolls......Page 304
8. Mishnah (m)......Page 305
10. Babylonian Talmud (b)......Page 306
12. Midrashim and Related Works......Page 308
13. Christian Writings......Page 310
14. Josephus......Page 313
16. Greek and Latin Authors......Page 314
INDEX OF MODERN AUTHORS......Page 315
SUBJECT INDEX......Page 321