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British New Testament scholar

Ralph P. Martin Born (1925-08-04)4 August 1925 Anfield, Liverpool Died 25 February 2013(2013-02-25) (aged 87) Occupation New Testament scholar Academic background Education Liverpool Collegiate School, University of Manchester, King's College London Academic work Discipline Biblical studies Sub-discipline NT studies Notable works The Epistle of Paul to the Philippians (TNTC)

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

Martin was born in [Anfield](/source/Anfield_(suburb)), Liverpool, England and was educated at the [Liverpool Collegiate School](/source/Liverpool_Collegiate_School), the [University of Manchester](/source/University_of_Manchester) and [King's College London](/source/King's_College_London).[2] He taught at the [London Bible College](/source/London_Bible_College), the [University of Manchester](/source/University_of_Manchester), the [University of Sheffield](/source/University_of_Sheffield), [Azusa Pacific University](/source/Azusa_Pacific_University), and [Fuller Theological Seminary](/source/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](/source/Gospel_of_Mark), [Romans](/source/Epistle_to_the_Romans), [Philippians](/source/Philippians), and [James](/source/Epistle_of_James).

In 1992, a *[Festschrift](/source/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](/source/James_Dunn_(theologian)), [E. Earle Ellis](/source/E._Earle_Ellis), [Donald Guthrie](/source/Donald_Guthrie_(theologian)), [I. Howard Marshall](/source/I._Howard_Marshall), and [Leon Morris](/source/Leon_Morris).

## Works

### Books

- Martin, Ralph P. (1959). [*The Epistle of Paul to the Philippians: an introduction and commentary*](https://archive.org/details/epistleofpaultop00mart). [Tyndale New Testament Commentaries](/source/Tyndale_New_Testament_Commentaries). Grand Rapids, MI; Leicester: Eerdmans; Inter-Varsity Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-802-82261-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-802-82261-1). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [383367](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/383367). {{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility ([help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#invalid_isbn_date))

- ——— (1964). *Worship in the Early Church*. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-802-81613-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-802-81613-9). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [1341551](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1341551). {{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility ([help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#invalid_isbn_date)) [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](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [1169689](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1169689). [5]

- ———; [Gasque, W. Ward](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=W._Ward_Gasque&action=edit&redlink=1), 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](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [127277](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/127277). [6]

- ——— (1972). *Mark, Evangelist and Theologian*. Exeter: Paternoster Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-853-64130-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-853-64130-8). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [628917](https://search.worldcat.org/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](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-853-64125-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-853-64125-4). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [687988](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/687988). [6]

- ——— (1991). *Ephesians, Colossians, and Philemon*. Atlanta, GA: John Knox Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-804-23139-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-804-23139-8). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [24626388](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/24626388). [6]

- ——— (1975). [*New Testament Foundations: A Guide for Christian Students, Volume 1: The Four Gospels*](https://archive.org/details/newtestamentfoun00mart). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-802-83444-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-802-83444-7). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [1046974](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1046974).

- ——— (1978). *New Testament Foundations: A Guide for Christian Students, Volume 2: The Acts, the Letters, the Apocalypse*. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-802-83506-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-802-83506-2). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [1046974](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1046974).

- ——— (1979). [*The Family and the Fellowship: New Testament images of the church*](https://archive.org/details/familyfellowship00mart_0). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-802-81829-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-802-81829-4). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [5946359](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/5946359).

- ——— (1980). *Reconciliation: a study of Paul's theology*. Atlanta, GA: John Knox Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-804-23709-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-804-23709-3). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [6305027](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/6305027).

- ——— (1982). [*The Worship of God: some theological, pastoral, and practical reflections*](https://archive.org/details/workshipofgod0000unse). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-802-81934-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-802-81934-5). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [8410919](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/8410919).

- ——— (1984). [*The Spirit and the Congregation: studies in 1 Corinthians 12-15*](https://archive.org/details/spiritcongregati0000mart). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-802-83608-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-802-83608-3). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [10800492](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/10800492).

- ——— (1984). *New Testament Books for Pastor and teacher*. Philadelphia, PA: Westminster Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-664-24511-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-664-24511-5). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [10018802](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/10018802).

- ——— (1986). *2 Corinthians*. [Word Biblical Commentary](/source/Word_Biblical_Commentary). Vol. 40. Waco, TX: Word Books. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-849-90239-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-849-90239-0). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [12999373](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/12999373). [3]

- ——— (1988). *James*. [Word Biblical Commentary](/source/Word_Biblical_Commentary). Vol. 48. Waco, TX: Word Books. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-849-90247-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-849-90247-5). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [18533094](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/18533094). [3]

- ———; [Hawthorne, Gerald F.](/source/Gerald_F._Hawthorne); [Reid, Daniel G.](/source/Daniel_G._Reid), eds. (1993). *Dictionary of Paul and His Letters*. IVP Bible Dictionary Series. Vol. 7. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-830-81778-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-830-81778-8). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [28798028](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/28798028).

- ———; Chester, Andrew (1994). *The Theology of the Letters of James, Peter, and Jude*. Cambridge, England; New York: Cambridge University Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-521-35631-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-521-35631-2). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [29258781](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/29258781).

- ———; [Davids, Peter H.](/source/Peter_H._Davids), eds. (1997). *Dictionary of the Later New Testament & Its Developments*. IVP Bible Dictionary Series. Vol. 8. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-830-81779-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-830-81779-5). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [37437668](https://search.worldcat.org/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](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-830-81894-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-830-81894-5). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [37432887](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/37432887).—original published as *Carmen Christi* [5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Tiansay, Eric. ["New Testament Scholar Ralph P. Martin Dies"](http://www.charismanews.com/us/38434-new-testament-scholar-ralph-p-martin-dies). *Charisma News*. Retrieved 28 February 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** 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.

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1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-BAPRPM_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-BAPRPM_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-BAPRPM_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-BAPRPM_4-3) ["Ralph Philip Martin"](https://www.baptist.org.uk/Articles/369909/Ralph_Philip_Martin.aspx). *Baptist.org*. 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2025.

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