Paralipomena of Jeremiah

The Paralipomena of Jeremiah is a pseudepigraphal work, meaning it is a text that falsely attributes authorship to a biblical figure. This particular work, likely written in the late 1st or early 2nd century CE, contains legends surrounding the prophet Jeremiah, particularly concerning the period before and after the Babylonian Exile.12

While the book is primarily Jewish in origin, its final chapter shows Christian influence, suggesting Jeremiah was stoned to death for prophesying the coming of Christ. The text includes a legend about a man named Abimelech who slept through the destruction of Jerusalem, a motif also found in the Talmud. The Paralipomena is distinct from the canonical Book of Jeremiah and the Letter of Jeremiah, which focuses on the dangers of idolatry.234