Dr. Bryan McIntosh

A native of Dalton, GA, Bryan is a 1992 graduate of Duke University with a BA in Public Policy and Political Science. He received his M.Div. from Columbia International University in 1995, and a Ph.D. in New Testament from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2003. He has worked with college students, couples, youth, and in chaplaincy across his ministry.

His PhD program was focused on New Testament language, literature, and theology, under Drs. Polhill, Stein, Seifrid and Schreiner. While at SBTS, he served as an adjunct professor of Greek at Boyce College, and Minister to adult Singles at Springdale Church. His dissertation was titled “Paul’s Use of the Old Testament in Defense of Justification by Faith in Roman 4 and Galatians 3.” Since 2004 he has served the local church as Bible teacher, small group leader, and elder. He has worked in corporate marketing for the last 17 years.

Bryan has been married for 27 years to Lynn, and they have 2 daughters, Sarah and Ann, ages 24 and 20. Sarah is a graduate of Lee University and teaches 1st grade at a local Elementary school, and Ann is a Junior student at Samford University. Bryan enjoys hiking, traveling, sports, and days at the beach. He loves the Bible and finding connections among its many books and themes. This pursuit is the reason Made for Eden was written.

For more detailed bio, and regular blog posts, please visit www.madeforeden.org