"The Book of 1 Baruch: New Translation" by Pinchas Shir

The Book of Baruch (ספר ברוך, Sepher Baruch), also known as 1 Baruch, is a non-canonical text attributed to Baruch ben Neriyah (ברוך בן נריה), a scribe and close associate of the prophet Jeremiah. The current version of the text we have today was likely put together by a Jewish author around the second century BCE or a little later. This new translation of the Book of Baruch is one of the texts I decided to publish in Kindle format to solicit some preliminary feedback from my readers. You can download it from Amazon in digital format. It later became a part of a collection of ancient Jewish texts attributed to Baruch.

The Books of Baruch: Four Oracles in New Translation

Because 1 Baruch was incorporated into the Greek Septuagint (LXX), some are familiar with this ancient text. But many do not realize there are actually four books of Baruch in existence. Therefore, this edition presents a collection of four ancient texts attributed to Baruch in a new, modern, and culturally

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Look Inside 1 Baruch...

This translation of 1 Baruch is part of a larger collection of Second Temple-era works I translated.

“Unheard Wisdom of Hebrew Scribes and Teachers” by Pinchas Shir

The title mentions “unheard wisdom” because the spiritual texts presented in this book are not well known to the masses. Inside are modern, updated, and easy-to-read English translations of four Jewish texts: The Letter of Aristeas, The Wisdom of Solomon, The Book of Ben Sira, and Biblical Antiquities

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“Unheard Voices of Hebrew Kings and Prophets” by Pinchas Shir

Inside this book are new and updated translations of seven Jewish texts from the Second Temple Era: Prayer of Manasseh, Book of Baruch, Psalms of Solomon, Testament of Moses, Lives of the Prophets, Apocalypse of Moses, and Apocalypse of Abraham. Because these spiritual works are extra-canonical, their voices are

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