The Temple Vessels Are Buried

Fourth Baruch is a pseudepigraphic work that survives in several versions, including an Ethiopic version that attributes the text to Jeremiah’s scribe, Baruch, and a Greek version that attributes it to the prophet Jeremiah himself. The work was composed in several stages, likely beginning with a Hebrew composition dating to the late first century CE. The final stage was a Christian redaction that incorporated Christian elements. The narrative is set during and after the destruction of the First Temple but likely reflects a response to the destruction to the Second Temple, including a hope for future redemption.