{"product_id":"loa-3-baruch","title":"The Greek Apocalypse of Baruch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat answer can a grieving scribe find among the strange creatures and hidden workings of the heavens?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Greek Apocalypse of Baruch, also called 3 Baruch, begins beside the ruins of Jerusalem. Baruch weeps and asks why God lets the city fall. In the text, an angel leads him through five heavens, where unfamiliar sights turn his grief toward questions of justice, sin, and reward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTraditionally attributed to Baruch, the scribe of Jeremiah, this ancient apocalypse has an unknown author. Its visions bring together the builders of the tower, a serpent whose belly is Hades, and the chariot of the sun. Scholars debate its Jewish and Christian origins; readers encounter a striking picture of how earthly deeds matter in an unseen world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrief beside the ruins\u003c\/strong\u003e – Begin with Baruch's hard question, rooted in sorrow over Jerusalem rather than abstract debate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn angel leads upward\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow a guided ascent where each heavenly level raises questions about justice and human conduct.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe tower builders judged\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet strange figures whose mingled human and animal forms make judgment vivid and unsettling.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSerpent, phoenix, and sun\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore visions that place monstrous creatures beside the ordered movements of the heavens.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe weight of deeds\u003c\/strong\u003e – Encounter Michael and the bowl of human deeds in the text's vision of heavenly accountability.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of ancient apocalypses, students of early Jewish and Christian writing, and anyone curious about ancient pictures of heaven.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and follow Baruch from Jerusalem's ruins into the questions and wonders above.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"eBook","offer_id":58111225037148,"sku":"LOA-97-EB","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":58111225069916,"sku":"LOA-97-AU","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":58113779433820,"sku":"LOA-97-PB","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/97.jpg?v=1781944978","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/de\/products\/loa-3-baruch","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}