Dr. Michael Burer is Assistant Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. He is the assistant project director for the NET Bible and has contributed various studies to the bible.org site. His first book - A New Reader's Lexicon of the Greek New Testament, co-authored with Jeff Miller - was published Fall of 2008.
What you describe is certainly confirmed by anecdotal evidence. That's part of the reason I want to focus on the Gospels. Let's give Jesus equal time with Paul!