History of the Talmud

What is a good source that covers the History of the Talmud in the early 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th centuries AD? I have read History of Talmud by James Boyd, The Talmud: A Biography by Barry Scott Wimpfheimer, and The Mind of the Talmud by David Kraemer. I am looking for something that is deep and a more cultural and extra biblical in nature.

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DMB

Not sure what is more cultural, and especially extra Biblical. I'd think that's the whole point.

But coincidentally, yesterday I was reading the intro to Strack snd Billerbeck. It's quite interesting, especially the ticklish issue of 'when' and 'who'. Better the history of scholars' attempted use.

MJ. Smith

I am looking for something that is deep and a more cultural and extra biblical in nature.

I'm not sure what you are looking for but what possibilities did you glean from the 3 books you read - footnotes, bibliographies, scholar's names? Did you read Wikipedia and look through its references? Noah Bickart appears to be cultural. Did you ask a chatbot for scholars names - they tend to hallucinate on titles but provide decent hints for authors?

Question: what contemporary scholars write technical histories of the Talmud?

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Some contemporary scholars who have written technical histories of the Talmud include:

Shamma Friedman: Known for his work on the development and redaction of the Babylonian Talmud.
Jeffrey L. Rubenstein: His studies often focus on the formation and transmission of the Talmudic text.
David Weiss Halivni: A scholar of Talmudic literature, he has written extensively on the formation and editing of the Talmudic text.
Yaakov Elman: His work often delves into the historical context and textual transmission of the Talmud.

Did you try a search on scholar.google.com?