The 'Twenty-Fifth Year of Jeconiah' and the Date of 2 Baruch

Full title
The 'Twenty-Fifth Year of Jeconiah' and the Date of 2 Baruch
Research notes

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Reference type
Journal Article
Author(s)
Gurtner, Daniel M.
Year
2008
Journal / Book Title || Series Title
Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha
Volume
18
Number of volumes
0
Issue / Series Volume
1
Pages
23-32
Alternative title
JSP
Related keywords
2 Baruch / Syriac Baruch / Apocalypse of Baruch
Label
15/09/2008
URL
http://jsp.sagepub.com/content/18/1/23.full.pdf+html
Abstract

This article argues that the phrase `twenty-fifth year of Jeconiah' reflects a formula attested in the Hebrew Bible which provides a basis for dating the composition and setting of 2 Baruch of 95 CE.