Robert A. Bryant is Associate Professor of Religion at Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina. He received his B.S. degree from Virginia Tech and his M.Div. and Ph.D. degrees from Union Theological Seminary in Virginia. He has been a Visiting Scholar for Duke University and has taught at Union Theological Seminary and the Padagogische Hochschule Karlsruhe (Germany). Dr. Bryant has served churches as Pastor and Supply Pastor in the Synods of the South Atlantic (South Carolina and Georgia) and Mid-Atlantic (North Carolina and Virginia). He is the author of The Risen Crucified Christ in Galatians and of numerous articles, and he has contributed to the development of Christian Education curricula. He has been active in lay schools of theology and has lectured extensively. He and his wife, Leigh Ann, and their two children, Stephen and Susannah, live in Clinton, South Carolina, and enjoy camping and other outdoor activities.

Dr. Bryant has developed this study for Jesus Christ and His Church, for his family and friends.