In the second edition of Richard Elliott Friedman's book Who Wrote the Bible?, in which he explained and defended the documentary hypothesis, he put forth the claim that the Deuteronomist, who is generally thought to have either written or edited the books from Deuteronomy to II Kings, was Baruch ben Neriah.
Pada edisi kedua buku karangan Richard Elliott Friedman Who Wrote the Bible?, di mana ia menjelaskan dan membela "documentary hypothesis", ia mengajukan klaim bahwa penyunting "Deuteronomist", yang biasanya diduga menulis atau menyunting kitab-kitab dari Kitab Ulangan (Deuteronomy) sampai 2 Raja-raja, adalah Barukh bin Neria.