Johann Christian Schöttgen ( Wurzen, 14 March 1687- Dresden, 16 December 1751) was a German biblical scholar. He is mainly known for his ''Horae Ebraicae et Talmudicae in universum Novum Testamentum'' (1733) which follows on the model of

John Lightfoot John Lightfoot (29 March 1602 – 6 December 1675) was an English churchman, rabbinical scholar, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge and Master of St Catharine's College, Cambridge. Life He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, the son of ...

's use of Talmudic insights for commentary on the New Testament. Much of Schoettgen's work was expanded by

Paul Billerbeck Paul Billerbeck (4 April 1853 – 23 December 1932) was a Lutheran minister and scholar of Judaism, best known for his ''Commentary on the New Testament from the Talmud and Midrash'' (German, 1926) co-written with Hermann Strack. Billerbeck was b ...

for Strack's ''Kommentar'' (1926). Among English readers influenced by Schöttgen's argument for Messianism in early Judaism outside the Bible was

Gladstone William Ewart Gladstone ( ; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman and Liberal politician. In a career lasting over 60 years, he served for 12 years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spread over four non-conse ...

.David William Bebbington ''The mind of Gladstone: religion, Homer, and politics'' p34

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Schottgen, Johann Christian German biblical scholars 1687 births 1751 deaths People from Wurzen