Baruch

Japanese: Baruch
Baruch

…A book in the Old Testament Apocrypha. It takes the form of a letter written in Babylon by Jeremiah's servant and secretary Baruch, who read it to the exiles and sent it to his compatriots in Jerusalem along with a donation. It consists of prayers of confession including a sermon, hymns of wisdom, and songs of comfort and encouragement lamenting the exiles and announcing the nearness of salvation. The original was written partly in Hebrew and partly in Greek. It is believed that the different parts, originating from the 2nd and 1st centuries BC, were compiled just after 70 AD. [Toki Kenji]…

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Baruch" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…旧約聖書外典中の一書。エレミヤの従僕兼秘書バルクBaruchがバビロンで書いて捕囚民の前で読み,拠金とともにエルサレムの同胞へ送った書簡の体裁をとる。説教を含む懺悔(ざんげ)の祈り,知恵の賛歌,捕囚を嘆き救いの近いことを告げる慰めと励ましの歌から成る。原典は一部ヘブライ語で,一部ギリシア語で記された。前2,前1世紀に由来する性格を異にする各部分が,後70年直後に編集されたものと推定される。【土岐 健治】…

※「Baruch」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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