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Bryan Howard Cribb
College of Christian Studies
College of Christian Studies
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, College of Christian Studies; Professor of Christian Studies
bcribb@andersonuniversity.edu
(864) 231-2111
Sullivan 203
Academic Background
A native of Austell, Ga., Dr. Bryan Cribb came to Anderson University in 2010 following a five-year tenure at Brewton-Parker College in Mt. Vernon, Ga. Dr. Cribb is married to Elizabeth, and they have three sons—Daniel Luther, Josiah John, and Nathanael Bryan. Elizabeth is an RN and certified lactation consultant, who also holds a master of divinity degree from Southern Seminary. Dr. Cribb currently serves as the Preaching Pastor at New Prospect Baptist Church in Anderson, SC.
BA in Political Science, Furman University
BS in Mathematics, Furman University
MDiv, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ph.D, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Fast Facts
Though my calling is teaching at a Christian college, my passion is the local church. I truly believe that these two are and should be integrated, for it is through the training of God-called ministers at institutions like Anderson University that the church may be edified and our Lord glorified. My prayer is that the students who train for Christian ministry at AU will have this same passion for the Bride of Christ.
The true ministers of the Bible always spoke out of a sense of compulsion and mission (1 Cor. 9:16; Jer. 5:14) and not out of a desire for personal gain (Micah 3:5) or acceptance. In fact, true ministry often results in the opposite of what human nature desires — rejection, poverty, and toiling in anonymity. A minister should be ready and willing to serve selflessly his or her entire life, even if no one ever notices or recognizes the efforts. The call of God is to serve God’s people, not self.
“Death in Ancient Mesopotamian Balag Laments,” presented during the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Southeast Region, March 23, 2018.
“It Takes a Covenant Community: Reading Proverbs’ Instructions on the Family in their Covenant Context,” presented during the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, November 18, 2015.
“Chronicling Hope in David: Examining the Centrality of the Chronicler’s Messianic Expectations,” co-presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Southeast Region, March 28, 2015.
“Mobile Learning: Designing and Delivering a Campus-Wide Implementation,” co-presented along with other Anderson University faculty at the Teaching Professor Technology Conference in Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 4-6, 2013.
“Death Dealer: The Rhetorical Use of Instruments and Agents of Death in the Book of Ezekiel,” presented during the annual Southeast Regional meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Spring, 2013, hosted by Anderson University. Also served as chair of the program committee for this event.
“Biblical Theology from the Ophthalmologist’s Chair: Accessing Theological Readings of Individual Biblical Texts,” presented during the annual Southeast Regional meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2012.
“Where’s the Love, Man: Investigating Biblical Reticence to Express Love Verbally to God,” presented during the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2010.
“A Series of Unfortunate Events: How Hezekiah’s Interrupted Death Story Hails the Exile,” presented during the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2009.
“The Character of David’s Character: Form Critical Insights from the Story of David’s Death,” presented during the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2008.
“Speaking on the Brink of Sheol: Form and Theology of an Old Testament Death Narrative,” presented during the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2004.
“The ‘Phantom Menace’: George Lucas’ New Age Thought in Contemporary Culture,” presented to the Southeast Regional Conference of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2001
Our students have a passion for God and the Gospel. I love being able to invest in their lives and be able to have a small role in preparing them for the ministry God has for them.
Old Testament Theology, Old Testament Languages, Old Testament Backgrounds, Biblical Theology
- The Bible Tool Box, co-written with Dr. Channing Crisler. Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 2019.
- Speaking on the Brink of Sheol: Form and Message of Old Testament Death Stories. Piscataway, N.J.: Gorgias Press, 2009.
- Devotionals for the Open Windows daily devotional, covering July 21-31, 2017.
- “It Takes a Covenant Community: Examining the Covenant Context of Proverbs’ Instructions on the Family,” Anderson Journal of Christian Studies, Summer, 2017.
- “Biblical Theology from the Ophthalmologist’s Chair” and “Review of BibleWorks 10,” published in the Anderson Journal of Christian Studies, Spring/Summer 2016, Vol. 3, No. 1.
- Review of Theological Introduction to the Pentateuch: Interpreting the Torah as Christian Scripture, edited by Richard S. Briggs and Joel N. Lohr. In America Theological Inquiry 7:1 (January, 2014): 69-70.
- “A Series of Unfortunate Events: How Hezekiah’s Interrupted Death Story Hails the Exile,” published in the inaugural issue (Fall, 2013) of the semi-annual Anderson Journal of Christian Studies.
- “Biblical Illustrations of the Call to Ministry,” in Now that You Have Been Called to Ministry, a booklet produced by the College of Christian Studies at Anderson University.
- Published nearly 100 articles on Baptist Press, news service of the Southern Baptist Convention
- Articles published in more than 15 state Baptist papers
- Edited and published more than 180 issues of Towers, campus newspaper of Southern Seminary (1998-2005)