Ralph P. Martin

Ralph Philip Martin (4 August 1925 – 25 February 2013^[1]) was a British New Testament scholar.

Martin was born in Anfield, Liverpool, England and was educated at the Liverpool Collegiate School, the University of Manchester and King's College London.^[2] He taught at the London Bible College, the University of Manchester, the University of Sheffield, Azusa Pacific University, and Fuller Theological Seminary.^[3][4]

He trained for the Baptist ministry at Manchester Baptist College, and was ordained in 1949.^[4] He married Lily Nelson and they had two children;^[4] after Lily’s death, he married Doreen Jones.

He served as a pastor for 10 years before going into teaching.^[3] He taught in England for 10 years before joining Fuller in California; he worked there for almost 20 years before returning to England in 1988.^[4]

While in the US, Martin published several books on the New Testament, and edited several others.^[5] Martin wrote commentaries on Mark, Romans, Philippians, and James.

In 1992, a Festschrift was published in his honour, Worship, Theology and Ministry in the Early Church: Essays in Honor of Ralph P. Martin, which included contributions from James Dunn, E. Earle Ellis, Donald Guthrie, I. Howard Marshall, and Leon Morris.

• Martin, Ralph P. (1959). The Epistle of Paul to the Philippians: an introduction and commentary. Tyndale New Testament Commentaries. Grand Rapids, MI ; Leicester: Eerdmans ; Inter-Varsity Press. ISBN 978-0-802-82261-1. OCLC 383367. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
• ——— (1964). Worship in the Early Church. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN 978-0-802-81613-9. OCLC 1341551. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) ^[6]
• ——— (1967). Carmen Christi; Philippians ii. 5-11 in recent interpretation and in the setting of early Christian worship. Society for New Testament Studies, Monograph series. Vol. 4. London: Cambridge University Press. OCLC 1169689. ^[5]
• ———; Gasque, W. Ward, eds. (1970). Apostolic History and the Gospel: Biblical and historical essays presented to F.F. Bruce on his 60th birthday. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. OCLC 127277. ^[6]
• ——— (1972). Mark, Evangelist and Theologian. Exeter: Paternoster Press. ISBN 978-0-853-64130-8. OCLC 628917. ^[6]
• ——— (1972). Colossians: the Church's Lord and the Christian's liberty; an expository commentary with a present-day application. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN 978-0-853-64125-4. OCLC 687988. ^[6]
• ——— (1991). Ephesians, Colossians, and Philemon. Atlanta, GA: John Knox Press. ISBN 978-0-804-23139-8. OCLC 24626388. ^[6]
• ——— (1975). New Testament Foundations: A Guide for Christian Students, Volume 1: The Four Gospels. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN 978-0-802-83444-7. OCLC 1046974.
• ——— (1978). New Testament Foundations: A Guide for Christian Students, Volume 2: The Acts, the Letters, the Apocalypse. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN 978-0-802-83506-2. OCLC 1046974.
• ——— (1979). The Family and the Fellowship: New Testament images of the church. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN 978-0-802-81829-4. OCLC 5946359.
• ——— (1980). Reconciliation: a study of Paul's theology. Atlanta, GA: John Knox Press. ISBN 978-0-804-23709-3. OCLC 6305027.
• ——— (1982). The Worship of God: some theological, pastoral, and practical reflections. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN 978-0-802-81934-5. OCLC 8410919.
• ——— (1984). The Spirit and the Congregation: studies in 1 Corinthians 12-15. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN 978-0-802-83608-3. OCLC 10800492.
• ——— (1984). New Testament Books for Pastor and teacher. Philadelphia, PA: Westminster Press. ISBN 978-0-664-24511-5. OCLC 10018802.
• ——— (1986). 2 Corinthians. Word Biblical Commentary. Vol. 40. Waco, TX: Word Books. ISBN 978-0-849-90239-0. OCLC 12999373. ^[3]
• ——— (1988). James. Word Biblical Commentary. Vol. 48. Waco, TX: Word Books. ISBN 978-0-849-90247-5. OCLC 18533094. ^[3]
• ———; Hawthorne, Gerald F.; Reid, Daniel G., eds. (1993). Dictionary of Paul and His Letters. IVP Bible Dictionary Series. Vol. 7. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN 978-0-830-81778-8. OCLC 28798028.
• ———; Chester, Andrew (1994). The Theology of the Letters of James, Peter, and Jude. Cambridge, England ; New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-35631-2. OCLC 29258781.
• ———; Davids, Peter H., eds. (1997). Dictionary of the Later New Testament & Its Developments. IVP Bible Dictionary Series. Vol. 8. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN 978-0-830-81779-5. OCLC 37437668. ^[5]
• ——— (1997). A Hymn of Christ: Philippians 2:5-11 in recent interpretation & in the setting of early Christian worship. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN 978-0-830-81894-5. OCLC 37432887.—original published as Carmen Christi ^[5]