I just hit the send button on my dissertation. It is going to the editor who originally reviewed it. If the revisions meet with his approval, it will have final acceptance for publication. If not . . . well, let's just hope for a positive outcome!
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About The Author
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.
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Dear Prof,
Greetings from York, Nebraska, where I have just begun my new gig as senior pastor. I was reviewing the "widgets page" and saw your name and your post of July 3. Congratulations on getting to this stage. Working alongside Dr. Bramer and Ph.D. candidate, Charles Savelle in Wylie for 3 years gave me some insight as to the process you've been in. I cannot imagine what it has meant to your family.
Thanks for your kind heart and theolgians passion as you taught, what was then, Greek 101(fall of '02?).
Warmly,
Brad J
Thanks for the kind words. God's blessing on you as you begin your new ministry!
Dr. Burer,
What kind of changes go into making a dissertation ready for publication?
What is the subject of your dissertation?
Moving from a dissertation to a published book can be an easy process or a hard one, depending on a lot of factors. The most important difference to keep in mind is that a dissertation is in reality written for a small group of people; in my case, it was my three readers, who were technical experts in multiple fields! A book is written for a much wider audience and as such has to be handled differently. This will depend on how it is published, whether it is part of a series, the nature of the series, etc. In my case, the publisher is a European university publisher, and as such many things are done differently than with a dissertation in the U.S. I had to modify certain things to meet their standards of style. The editor also read through the manuscript with a fine-tooth comb. This was a very helpful process, as he found some typos and errors which had escaped my notice, but he also suggested many revisions which will make it a better, more useful text. Long and short answer is "it depends." If you are interested in looking into this further, a great text to guide you in the process is Beth Luey, Handbook for Academic Authors. Highly recommended to learn about all aspects of the publishing process.
Dr. Burer, could you talk a little about what your dissertation was about? Perhaps you could reveal if you had any revealing new findings. You know... did you discover another secret code in the NT? Thanks!
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