Michael H. Burer

Before beginning his faculty service Dr. Burer worked for many years with Bible.org as an editor and assistant project director for the NET Bible. He was also instrumental in the completion of the New English Translation-Novum Testamentum Graece diglot, published jointly by Bible.org and the Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft of Stuttgart, Germany. An ordained minister, Dr. Burer is active in his local church and has ministered frequently with The Evangelical Alliance Mission in France. He has served as a visiting teacher at the Faculté Libre de Théologie Évangélique in Vaux-sur-Seine, France. His research and teaching interests include Greek language and exegesis, the Gospels, and Jesus studies.

Michael H. Burer’s Books

Michael H. Burer’s Publication Articles

  • “Was Junia Really an Apostle? a Re-examination of Rom 16.7.” New Testament Studies (47:1). 2001. 76-91.
  • Review of Making Sense of the New Testament. By Craig L. Blomberg. Ada: Baker Publishing Group, 2004. In Bibliotheca Sacra (164). 2007. 500–501.
  • “Reassessing Junia: A Review of Eldon Epp’s Junia: The First Woman Apostle.” Journal for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (13). 2008. 56–59.
  • Review of Jesus’ Defeat of Death. By Peter Bolt. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. In Bibliotheca Sacra (165). 2008. 114–15.
  • Review of New Testament Theology: Many Witnesses, One Gospel. By I. Howard Marshall. Downers Grove: IVP, 2004. In Bibliotheca Sacra (165). 2008. 111–12.
  • Review of Four Portraits, One Jesus: An Introduction to Jesus and the Gospels. By Mark L. Strauss. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2007. In Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (51). 2008. 397–99.
  • Review of The Jesus Dynasty. By James Tabor. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2006. In Bibliotheca Sacra (166). 2009. 249–251.
  • Review of Mark. By Robert H. Stein. Ada: Baker Publishing Group, 2008. In Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (52). 2009. 857–59.
  • Review of BibleWorks 8. In Bibliotheca Sacra (167). 2010. 362–64.
  • Review of King and Messiah as Son of God: Divine, Human, and Angelic Messianic Figures in Biblical and Related Literature. By Adela Yarbro Collins and John J. Collins. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2008. In Bibliotheca Sacra (168). 2011. 247–248.
  • Review of Matthew. By Grant Osborne. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010. In Bibliotheca Sacra (168). 2011. 497–498.
  • Review of Galatians. By Thomas R. Schreiner. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010. In Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (55). 2012. 196–198.
  • Review of Galatians. By Douglas J. Moo. Ada: Baker Publishing Group, 2013. In Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (57). 2014. 832–835.
  • “Ἐπίσημοι ἐν τοῖς ἀποστόλοις in Rom 16:7 as ‘Well Known to the Apostles’: Further Defense and New Evidence.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (58). 2015. 731–55.
  • “‘Sons of Abraham’ in Galatians 3:7 as a Spiritual, Qualitative Designation.” Bibliotheca Sacra (173). 2016. 337–51.

Michael H. Burer’s Contributions

A Good Word: πιστός – Faithful

Memories from my childhood bring a mix of emotions. My parents divorced when I was five,…
February 6, 2024

A Good Word: ἐξουσία – Authority

When I was in college, I studied classical guitar. As you can imagine, the mix of…
October 1, 2023

A Good Word: βασιλεία – Kingdom

“A long time ago in a kingdom far, far away…” Many of us are familiar with…
June 1, 2023

A Good Word: ἀλήθεια – Truth

I never meant to be a thief, but the evidence was undeniable: two small tomatoes still…
February 1, 2023

The Divine Design of Discipleship

Dr. Michael Burer serves as the Dean of Faculty Development at Dallas Theological Seminary as well…
September 26, 2022
Dr. Bock and guest recording The Table podcast

How the Holy Spirit Transforms Daily Life – Classic

In this classic episode, Drs. Darrell Bock and Michael Burer discuss the Holy Spirit in Galatians,…
January 1, 2019

Justification Reconsidered: Rethinking a Pauline Theme.

Stephen Westerholm
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
man standing at podium speaking at DTS Chapel

Hope from Brokenness: The Promise of Christmas

Dr. Michael Burer, Associate Professor of New Testament Studies, affirms how the announcement of Jesus's birth…
December 6, 2017
Dr. Bock and guest recording The Table podcast

How the Holy Spirit Transforms Daily Life

In this episode, Drs. Darrell Bock and Michael Burer discuss the Holy Spirit in Galatians, focusing…
August 8, 2017
Guest speaker recording The Table podcast

Diversity and Reconciliation in the Early Church

In this episode, Drs. Darrell L. Bock and Michael Burer discuss diversity and racial reconciliation in…
June 20, 2017

Reading Koine Greek

Rodney J. Decker
Baker Academic

The Decreasing Disciple

Dr. Michael Burer, Associate Professor of New Testament Studies, encourages the true disciple of Christ to…
May 11, 2016

Being Faithful in Transitions

Dr. Michael Burer, Associate Professor of New Testament Studies, teaches transitions are inevitable and difficult, and…
July 1, 2015

The Letter of James

Scot McKnight
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

Cultivating Sabbath Rest in a Busy World

God gave his people rest for two reasons: so they could experience his presence and so…
September 15, 2013

Which Bible Translation Should I Use? A Comparison of 4 Major Recent Versions

Andreas J. Köstenberger, David A. Croteau, editors
B&H Academic

An Honored and Undefiled Marriage

Dr. Michael Burer, Associate Professor of New Testament Studies, explains how an honored and undefiled marriage…
January 31, 2012

Matthew

Grant R. Osborne
Zondervan

Current Issues in Christianity

Dr. Grassmick, Academic Dean and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Dallas Seminary, moderates a faculty…
January 30, 2009

Captivated By Christ

Dr. Michael Burer, assistant professor of New Testament Studies, looks at Hebrews 1:1-4 and reminds us…
July 30, 2008
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When in Doubt, Turn to Jesus

Dr. Michael Burer, assistant professor of New Testament Studies, communicates that the Christian will grow in…
December 7, 2005

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