Syriac Epistle of Baruch (2 Bar 78-86) (eng)
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inscriptio The first letter of Baruch the scribe1The Syriac word ܣܦܪܐ (sāprā) may also mean “scholar” or “teacher.”, which he sent from Jerusalem to Babylon1 In it are written the statements which Baruch, son of Neriah, sent to the nine and a half tribes which were beyond the river Euphrates.2 Thus spoke Baruch to the brethren who were taken into captivity: Mercy and peace!