Commentary on the New Testament from the Talmud and Midrash, Volume 1

Hermann L. 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.

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.

Andrew Bowden is research and teaching fellow at Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany, and author of Desire in Paul’s Undisputed Epistles (Mohr Siebeck).

Joseph Longarino was a visiting scholar at the University of Heidelberg from 2019 to 2021. He is the author of Pauline Theology and the Problem of Death (Mohr Siebeck).

To understand the New Testament, we can go to this rich compendium of sources [...] to provide a broader context for our exegetical inquiries. I hope it will be widely used and stimulate fresh discussions of the Jewish traditions it collects.

—Richard Bauckham, emeritus professor of New Testament, St Andrews University, Scotland

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.

—Craig A. Evans, John Bisagno Distinguished Professor of Christian Origins, Houston Baptist University

What a tremendous service to the academic community for providing an English translation of this multifaceted, rich, and deeply learned resource!

—Chris Tilling, head of research and senior lecturer in New Testament studies, St Mellitus College, England

I have long wished for an English translation of Strack-Billerbeck. [...] Many, many thanks to Lexham for completing a project a long time in the works.

—Craig L. Blomberg, Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Denver Seminary