Commentary on the New Testament from the Talmud and Midrash (3 vols.)
Overview
Hermann L. Strack and Paul Billerbeck’s Commentary on the New Testament from the Talmud and Midrash is an important reference work for illustrating the concepts, theological background, and cultural assumptions of the New Testament. The commentary walks through each New Testament book verse by verse, referencing potentially illuminating passages from the Talmud and Midrash and providing easy access to the rich textual world of rabbinic material.
Originally published between 1922 and 1928 as Kommentar zum Neuen Testament aus Talmud und Midrasch, Strack and Billerbeck’s commentary has been unavailable in English until now.
Volume 4 is currently available as a Pre-Pub.
Interested in having these volumes in the original German? Check out the original Kommentar zum Neuen Testament aus Talmud und Midrasch.
Praise for the Commentary on the New Testament from the Talmud and Midrash
One can only hope that Strack and Billerbeck’s comprehensive Commentary will now receive the newfound appreciation it so richly deserves.
—Christfried Böttrich, professor in New Testament, Universität Greifswald, Germany
Strack–Billerbeck marked the culmination of nearly four hundred years of Christian engagement with Talmud and Midrash, the classic sources of Rabbinic thought. If used with discrimination it opens a door, in a way that no other work does, into the intense dialogue between early Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism.
—Philip Alexander, emeritus professor of post-biblical Jewish literature, University of Manchester, England
Everyone interested in the Jewish context of New Testament literature will welcome the appearance of the English translation of Strack and Billerbeck’s classic commentary that provides myriads of parallels with rabbinic literature. As an added bonus, David Instone-Brewer’s introduction very helpfully clarifies the proper use of this valuable tool and at the same time answers the criticisms leveled against it in its original German form.
—Craig A. Evans, John Bisagno Distinguished Professor of Christian Origins, Houston Baptist University
I have long wished for an English translation of Strack-Billerbeck.
—Craig L. Blomberg, Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Denver Seminary
Strack-Billerbeck, the essential tool for rabbinic opinion relative to the New Testament, has been accessible only to scholars or others who could read German. That obstacle has been eliminated with this new English translation, an achievement that will certainly position it as the essential tool in the English language for discovering ‘what the rabbis taught’ in regard to the content of the New Testament.
—Michael S. Heiser, executive director, Awakening School of Theology; host of the Naked Bible Podcast
- Title: Commentary on the New Testament from the Talmud and Midrash
- Authors: Hermann Strack and Paul Billerbeck
- Introduction by: David Instone-Brewer
- General Editor: Jacob N. Cerone
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Volumes: 3
Partially includedHermann Strack (1848–1922) was a German Orientalist and theologian. He studied rabbinics under Jewish-Bohemian scholar Moritz Steinschneider.
Paul Billerbeck (1853–1932) was a German Lutheran minister and scholar of Judaism.
About the Editor
Jacob N. Cerone is a doctoral candidate at the Friedrich-Alexander University at Erlangen-Nuremberg, coauthor of Daily Scriptures: 365 Readings in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin, and the editor and translator of Adolf von Harnack's The Letter of the Roman Church to the Corinthian Church from the Era of Domitian: 1 Clement.
Reviews
14 ratings
Alessandro
4/11/2024
Kelly Fleming
12/23/2023
Oscar Salinas Herdocia
4/14/2023
As a Pastor, I want to be able to access all scholars who have had extensive studies in Judaism, connecting the words of the sages and the Oral Tradition with the words of Messiah Yeshua and the emissaries…. Great job translating this monumental work!Ryan Stolba
3/1/2023
I would prefer a NT commentary based on the 2TP writings. Rabbis are late. But this is interesting.
Shum, Shiu-Lun
9/8/2022
The respective comments of Thierry Gullimin and Ray Timmermans on this work are sensible; so, be cautious in using this work, friends!Joshua Linog
8/22/2022
How do I access (i.e. "get in my library") volume 1? I only have volumes 2 and 3.Robert Sussland
6/30/2022
Ray Timmermans
3/12/2022
"Paul and Palestinian Judaism" by E.P. Sanders is a good critique of a blind use of this resource. Be sure to read his review for a little balance. Or before you use it.
