Career

Bruner became a Christian under the teaching of Henrietta Mears

Henrietta Mears

Henrietta Cornelia Mears was a Christian educator and author who had a significant impact on evangelical Christianity in the 20th century....

 at the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood. It was there that he met his wife Kathy and discerned his call to be a professor.

He taught at the Union Theological Seminary in Manila, Philippines for 11 years.

Bruner then taught New Testament theology at Whitworth University

Whitworth University

Whitworth University is a private Christian liberal arts college located in Spokane, Washington, United States, that offers Bachelor's and Master's degrees in a variety of academic disciplines. It is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church...

 in Spokane, Washington for 22 years beginning in 1975 and retiring in 1997. He held the position of George & Lyda Wasson Professor of Religion. He has spoken and taught at churches all over the United States.

Education

Bruner earned his Bachelor's Degree from Occidental College in 1954. He earned his Master's of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary

Princeton Theological Seminary

Princeton Theological Seminary is a theological seminary of the Presbyterian Church located in the Borough of Princeton, New Jersey in the United States...

, and his Dr.Theology at the University of Hamburg

University of Hamburg

The University of Hamburg is a university in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded on 28 March 1919 by Wilhelm Stern and others. It grew out of the previous Allgemeines Vorlesungswesen and the Kolonialinstitut as well as the Akademisches Gymnasium. There are around 38,000 students as of the start of...

in Germany.

Publications

Bruner's published works include:
A Theology of the Holy Spirit: The Pentecostal Experience and the New Testament Witness (Eerdmans, 1970).

The Holy Spirit: Shy Member of the Trinity (Augsburg, 1983), with William Holdern.

Matthew: A Commentary (2 volumes; revised and expanded edition, Eerdmans, 2004).

John: A Commentary (Eerdmans, 2011).