{"product_id":"loa-baruch-large-print","title":"The Book of Baruch — Large Print","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy the rivers of Babylon, a scattered people turn grief into confession, prayer, and a search for wisdom.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Book of Baruch opens with a reading among Jewish exiles after the fall of Jerusalem. Traditionally attributed to Baruch, son of Neriah and scribe to Jeremiah, it gives voice to captives who acknowledge their wrongs and ask God to hear their plea for mercy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrayer gives way to a poem praising wisdom, then to songs of consolation. Jerusalem speaks as a grieving mother whose children are in exile. Scholars see these parts as writings gathered over time. The book belongs to Catholic and Orthodox Bibles, though it is outside the Hebrew Bible and most Protestant Bibles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA gathering in Babylon\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enter the opening scene, where Baruch reads words to a people living far from Jerusalem.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConfession without excuses\u003c\/strong\u003e – Hear a community name its failures in a shared prayer of sorrow and responsibility.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA plea for mercy\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow the prayer as blame turns to an appeal for God to listen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA poem of wisdom\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore how the poem links wisdom with God and calls Israel to hear life's commandments.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJerusalem as a mother\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet a city given a grieving voice in poems that offer comfort amid loss.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for Bible readers curious about exile prayer and students of Second Temple Judaism and early Christian worship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and listen to these voices of grief, wisdom, and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Large Print Paperback","offer_id":58122899521884,"sku":"LOA-187-LPPB","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large Print Hardcover","offer_id":58123746378076,"sku":"LOA-187-LPHC","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large Print eBook","offer_id":58181198643548,"sku":"LOA-187-LPEB","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/187_2248a2c2-234c-4b36-bbb4-28128f8c139e.jpg?v=1782115889","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/es\/products\/loa-baruch-large-print","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}