{{Short description|British New Testament scholar}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}} {{EngvarB|date=November 2017}} {{Infobox academic | honorific_prefix = | name = Ralph P. Martin | honorific_suffix = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = <!-- Use only if different from full/othernames --> | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1925|08|04}} | birth_place = [[Anfield (suburb)|Anfield]], Liverpool | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2013|02|25|1925|08|04}} | death_place = | death_cause = | region = | period = | occupation = [[New Testament]] scholar | title = | boards = <!-- Board or similar positions extraneous to main occupation --> | known_for = | spouse = | children = | signature = | signature_alt = | signature_size = | era = | discipline = Biblical studies<!-- Major academic discipline - e.g. Physicist, Sociologist, New Testament scholar, Ancient Near Eastern Linguist --> | sub_discipline = NT studies<!-- Academic discipline specialist area - e.g. Sub-atomic research, 20th Century Danish specialist, Pauline research, Arcadian and Ugaritic specialist --> | movement = <!-- Should match the ideological movement or denomination (for religious), "school" of thought etc. (e.g. "Anglican", "Postmodernist", "Socialist" or "Green" etc. -->
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'''Ralph Philip Martin''' (4 August 1925 – 25 February 2013<ref>{{cite web|last=Tiansay|first=Eric|title=New Testament Scholar Ralph P. Martin Dies|work=Charisma News |url=http://www.charismanews.com/us/38434-new-testament-scholar-ralph-p-martin-dies|access-date=28 February 2013}}</ref>) was a British [[New Testament]] scholar.
Martin was born in [[Anfield (suburb)|Anfield]], Liverpool, England and was educated at the [[Liverpool Collegiate School]], the [[University of Manchester]] and [[King's College London]].<ref>Michael J. Wilkins, "Ralph Philip Martin," in Walter A. Elwell and J. D. Weaver (eds.), ''Bible Interpreters of the 20th Century'' (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1999) p. 356.</ref> He taught at the [[London Bible College]], the [[University of Manchester]], the [[University of Sheffield]], [[Azusa Pacific University]], and [[Fuller Theological Seminary]].<ref name=ETO>{{cite web |url= https://www.evangelical-times.org/dr-ralph-p-martin-1926-2013/ |title= Obituaries: Dr Ralph P. Martin (1926-2013) | author=<!--Not stated--> |date= April 1, 2013 |website= Evangelical Times |publisher= |access-date= August 20, 2025 |quote=}}</ref><ref name=BAPRPM />
He trained for the Baptist ministry at Manchester Baptist College, and was ordained in 1949.<ref name=BAPRPM>{{cite web |url= https://www.baptist.org.uk/Articles/369909/Ralph_Philip_Martin.aspx |title= Ralph Philip Martin | author=<!--Not stated--> |date= 2017 |website= Baptist.org |publisher= |access-date= August 20, 2025 |quote=}}</ref> He married Lily Nelson and they had two children;<ref name=BAPRPM /> after Lily’s death, he married Doreen Jones.
He served as a pastor for 10 years before going into teaching.<ref name=ETO /> 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.<ref name=BAPRPM />
While in the US, Martin published several books on the New Testament, and edited several others.<ref name=IVP>{{cite web |url= https://www.ivpress.com/press-releases/2013/esteemed-scholar-ralph-p-martin-dies?srsltid=AfmBOoo_nk0ABwohOIUjmECjbPaTujWYDEk0eOXKIiPU-QLGALpyfgFA |title= Esteemed Scholar Ralph P. Martin Dies | author=<!--Not stated--> |date= March 31, 2013 |website= IV Press |publisher= |access-date= August 20, 2025 |quote=}}</ref> Martin wrote commentaries on [[Gospel of Mark|Mark]], [[Epistle to the Romans|Romans]], [[Philippians]], and [[Epistle of James|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 (theologian)|James Dunn]], [[E. Earle Ellis]], [[Donald Guthrie (theologian)|Donald Guthrie]], [[I. Howard Marshall]], and [[Leon Morris]].
==Works== ===Books=== *{{cite book |author1-last=Martin |author1-first=Ralph P. |title=The Epistle of Paul to the Philippians: an introduction and commentary |series=[[Tyndale New Testament Commentaries]] |location=Grand Rapids, MI; Leicester |publisher=Eerdmans; Inter-Varsity Press |date=1959 |isbn=978-0-802-82261-1 |oclc=383367 |url=https://archive.org/details/epistleofpaultop00mart }} *{{cite book |author1-last=Martin |author1-first=Ralph P. |author1-mask=3 |title=Worship in the Early Church |location=Grand Rapids, MI |publisher=Eerdmans |date=1964 |isbn=978-0-802-81613-9 |oclc=1341551 }} <ref name=TS>{{cite web |url= https://theologicalstudies.org.uk/theo_martin_ralph-p.php |title= Ralph P. Martin (1925-2013) | author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website= Theological Studies |publisher= |access-date= August 20, 2025 |quote=}}</ref> *{{cite book |author1-last=Martin |author1-first=Ralph P. |author1-mask=3 |title=Carmen Christi; Philippians ii. 5-11 in recent interpretation and in the setting of early Christian worship |series=Society for New Testament Studies, Monograph series |volume=4 |location=London |publisher=Cambridge University Press |date=1967 |oclc=1169689 }} <ref name=IVP /> *{{cite book |editor1-last=Martin |editor1-first=Ralph P. |editor1-mask=3 |editor2-last=Gasque |editor2-first=W. Ward |editor2-link=W. Ward Gasque |title=Apostolic History and the Gospel: Biblical and historical essays presented to F.F. Bruce on his 60th birthday |location=Grand Rapids, MI |publisher=Eerdmans |date=1970 |oclc=127277 }} <ref name=TS /> *{{cite book |author1-last=Martin |author1-first=Ralph P. |author1-mask=3 |title=Mark, Evangelist and Theologian |location=Exeter |publisher=Paternoster Press |date=1972 |isbn=978-0-853-64130-8 |oclc=628917 }} <ref name=TS /> *{{cite book |author1-last=Martin |author1-first=Ralph P. |author1-mask=3 |title=Colossians: the Church's Lord and the Christian's liberty; an expository commentary with a present-day application |location=Grand Rapids, MI |publisher=Zondervan |date=1972 |isbn=978-0-853-64125-4 |oclc=687988 }} <ref name=TS /> *{{cite book |author1-last=Martin |author1-first=Ralph P. |author1-mask=3 |title=Ephesians, Colossians, and Philemon |location=Atlanta, GA |publisher=John Knox Press |date=1991 |isbn=978-0-804-23139-8 |oclc=24626388 }} <ref name=TS /> *{{cite book |author1-last=Martin |author1-first=Ralph P. |author1-mask=3 |title=New Testament Foundations: A Guide for Christian Students, Volume 1: The Four Gospels |location=Grand Rapids, MI |publisher=Eerdmans |date=1975 |isbn=978-0-802-83444-7 |oclc=1046974 |url=https://archive.org/details/newtestamentfoun00mart }} *{{cite book |author1-last=Martin |author1-first=Ralph P. |author1-mask=3 |title=New Testament Foundations: A Guide for Christian Students, Volume 2: The Acts, the Letters, the Apocalypse |location=Grand Rapids, MI |publisher=Eerdmans |date=1978 |isbn=978-0-802-83506-2 |oclc=1046974 }} *{{cite book |author1-last=Martin |author1-first=Ralph P. |author1-mask=3 |title=The Family and the Fellowship: New Testament images of the church |url=https://archive.org/details/familyfellowship00mart_0 |url-access=registration |location=Grand Rapids, MI |publisher=Eerdmans |date=1979 |isbn=978-0-802-81829-4 |oclc=5946359 }} *{{cite book |author1-last=Martin |author1-first=Ralph P. |author1-mask=3 |title=Reconciliation: a study of Paul's theology |location=Atlanta, GA |publisher=John Knox Press |date=1980 |isbn=978-0-804-23709-3 |oclc=6305027 }} *{{cite book |author1-last=Martin |author1-first=Ralph P. |author1-mask=3 |title=The Worship of God: some theological, pastoral, and practical reflections |location=Grand Rapids, MI |publisher=Eerdmans |date=1982 |isbn=978-0-802-81934-5 |oclc=8410919 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/workshipofgod0000unse }} *{{cite book |author1-last=Martin |author1-first=Ralph P. |author1-mask=3 |title=The Spirit and the Congregation: studies in 1 Corinthians 12-15 |location=Grand Rapids, MI |publisher=Eerdmans |date=1984 |isbn=978-0-802-83608-3 |oclc=10800492 |url=https://archive.org/details/spiritcongregati0000mart }} *{{cite book |author1-last=Martin |author1-first=Ralph P. |author1-mask=3 |title=New Testament Books for Pastor and teacher |location=Philadelphia, PA |publisher=Westminster Press |date=1984 |isbn=978-0-664-24511-5 |oclc=10018802 }} *{{cite book |author1-last=Martin |author1-first=Ralph P. |author1-mask=3 |title=2 Corinthians |series=[[Word Biblical Commentary]] |volume=40 |location=Waco, TX |publisher=Word Books |date=1986 |isbn=978-0-849-90239-0 |oclc=12999373 }} <ref name=ETO /> *{{cite book |author1-last=Martin |author1-first=Ralph P. |author1-mask=3 |title=James |series=[[Word Biblical Commentary]] |volume=48 |location=Waco, TX |publisher=Word Books |date=1988 |isbn=978-0-849-90247-5 |oclc=18533094 }} <ref name=ETO /> *{{cite book |editor1-last=Martin |editor1-first=Ralph P. |editor1-mask=3 |editor2-last=Hawthorne |editor2-first=Gerald F. |editor2-link=Gerald F. Hawthorne |editor3-last=Reid |editor3-first=Daniel G. |editor3-link=Daniel G. Reid |title=Dictionary of Paul and His Letters |series=IVP Bible Dictionary Series |volume=7 |location=Downers Grove, IL |publisher=InterVarsity Press |date=1993 |isbn=978-0-830-81778-8 |oclc=28798028 }} *{{cite book |author1-last=Martin |author1-first=Ralph P. |author1-mask=3 |author2-last=Chester |author2-first=Andrew |title=The Theology of the Letters of James, Peter, and Jude |location=Cambridge, England; New York |publisher=Cambridge University Press |date=1994 |isbn=978-0-521-35631-2 |oclc=29258781 }} *{{cite book |editor1-last=Martin |editor1-first=Ralph P. |editor1-mask=3 |editor2-last=Davids |editor2-first=Peter H. |editor2-link=Peter H. Davids |title=Dictionary of the Later New Testament & Its Developments |series=IVP Bible Dictionary Series |volume=8 |location=Downers Grove, IL |publisher=InterVarsity Press |date=1997 |isbn=978-0-830-81779-5 |oclc=37437668 }} <ref name=IVP /> *{{cite book |author1-last=Martin |author1-first=Ralph P. |author1-mask=3 |title=A Hymn of Christ: Philippians 2:5-11 in recent interpretation & in the setting of early Christian worship |location=Downers Grove, IL |publisher=InterVarsity Press |date=1997 |isbn=978-0-830-81894-5 |oclc=37432887 }}—original published as ''Carmen Christi'' <ref name=IVP />
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