ˈæftɚ ðə pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən əvə dˈɪkʃənˌɛɹi ʌv ˈɜːli kɹˈɪstʃən bᵻlˈiːfs, ðɪ ˌiːvɐndʒˈɛlɪkəl ɹᵻvjˈuː ʌv θɪˈɑːlədʒi stˈeɪɾᵻd: “dˈeɪvɪd bˈɜːkɑːt hɐz dˈʌn ðə tʃˈɜːtʃ ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt sˈɜːvɪs ɪn pɹəvˈaɪdɪŋ ɐn æksˈɛsəbəl pˈɔɪnt ʌv ˈɛntɹi ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ɛkstˈænt ɹˈaɪɾɪŋz ʌvðə pɹˈiːnˈaɪsiːn tʃˈɜːtʃ.”
After the publication of A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs, the Evangelical Review of Theology stated: “David Bercot has done the church a great service in providing an accessible point of entry into the extant writings of the pre-Nicene church.”