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The '''Eastern Orthodox Church''', officially called the '''Orthodox Catholic Church''', and also referred to as the '''[[Orthodox Church]]''' and '''Orthodoxy''', is the second largest [[Christianity|Christian church]] in the world, with an estimated 225–300 million adherents, most of whom live in [[Eastern Europe]], the [[Middle East]], and [[Russia]].<br/>{{cite web |last1=Calivas |first1=Rev. Alciviadis C. |title=The Greek (Eastern) Orthodox Church |publisher=Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Of America |year=1983 |url=http://www.goarch.org/ourfaith/ourfaith7061 |accessdate=7 May 2014 |ref=none }}<br/>{{cite web |last1=Fairchild |first1=Mary |title=Christianity:Basics:Eastern Orthodox Church Denomination |publisher=about.com |url=http://christianity.about.com/od/easternorthodoxy/p/orthodoxprofile.htm |accessdate=22 May 2014 |ref=none }}<br/>{{cite web |title=Christianity |work=Major Branches of Religions Ranked by Number of Adherents |publisher=adherents.com |url=http://www.adherents.com/adh_branches.html#Christianity |accessdate=22 May 2014 |ref=none }}</ref><ref name=Prot>See [http://www.888c.com/worldChristianDenominations.htm Percentage of Christians in Protestant Denominations (29.5%)].</ref> Baruch is a book of hope which reveals the transformative power of trusting in God with sincere repentance.

The '''Eastern Orthodox Church''', officially called the '''Orthodox Catholic Church''', and also referred to as the '''[[Orthodox Church]]''' and '''Orthodoxy''', is the second largest [[Christianity|Christian church]] in the world, with an estimated 225–300 million adherents, most of whom live in [[Eastern Europe]], the [[Middle East]], and [[Russia]].<br/>{{cite web |last1=Calivas |first1=Rev. Alciviadis C. |title=The Greek (Eastern) Orthodox Church |publisher=Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Of America |year=1983 |url=http://www.goarch.org/ourfaith/ourfaith7061 |accessdate=7 May 2014 |ref=none }}<br/>{{cite web |last1=Fairchild |first1=Mary |title=Christianity:Basics:Eastern Orthodox Church Denomination |publisher=about.com |url=http://christianity.about.com/od/easternorthodoxy/p/orthodoxprofile.htm |accessdate=22 May 2014 |ref=none }}<br/>{{cite web |title=Christianity |work=Major Branches of Religions Ranked by Number of Adherents |publisher=adherents.com |url=http://www.adherents.com/adh_branches.html#Christianity |accessdate=22 May 2014 |ref=none }}</ref><ref name=Prot>See [http://www.888c.com/worldChristianDenominations.htm Percentage of Christians in Protestant Denominations (29.5%)].</ref> Baruch is a book of hope which reveals the transformative power of trusting in God with sincere repentance.

The book of Baruch is composed of three basic parts.  The first part (chapters 1:1–3:8) is a preface which includes a penitential prayer by the exiles in Babylon. The second part (chapters 3:9–5:9), in two segments, is poetry by Baruch, in which he offers prayers of praise, remembrance and trust, and Jerusalem herself is given voice to speak. The final part (chapter 6) is actually a separate work entitled the [[Epistle of Jeremiah]] (Letter of Jeremiah), which in ancient Greek manuscripts was not originally part of the text of Baruch, but was a separate book in the Bible.  Ancient Latin versions attached the Letter of Jeremiah to Baruch, making them one book. It was also most likely originally written in Hebrew. Baruch is one of the deutero-canonical books. The Catholic Church uses Baruch as the sixth reading in the Easter Vigil liturgy.

The book of Baruch is composed of three basic parts.  The first part (chapters 1:1–3:8) is a preface which includes a penitential prayer by the exiles in Babylon. The second part (chapters 3:9–5:9), in two segments, is poetry by Baruch, in which he offers prayers of praise, remembrance and trust, and Jerusalem herself is given voice to speak. The final part (chapter 6) is actually a separate work entitled the [[Epistle of Jeremiah]] (Letter of Jeremiah), which in ancient Greek manuscripts was not originally part of the text of Baruch, but was a separate book in the Bible.  Ancient Latin versions attached the Letter of Jeremiah to Baruch, making them one book. It was also most likely originally written in Hebrew. Baruch is one of the deutero-canonical books. The Catholic Church uses Baruch as the sixth reading in the [[Easter]] [[Vigil]] liturgy.

Baruch was first removed from the Old Testament and placed in the Apocrypha by Martin Luther in the 16th century. The Book of Baruch is regarded as an apocryphal book of the Old Testament by less than one-third of Christian believers.<ref name=Prot/>

Baruch was first removed from the Old Testament and placed in the Apocrypha by Martin Luther in the 16th century. The Book of Baruch is regarded as an apocryphal book of the Old Testament by less than one-third of Christian believers.<ref name=Prot/>