Ralph Philip Martin (4 August 1925 – 25 February 2013) 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. He taught at the London Bible College, the University of Manchester, the University of Sheffield, Azusa Pacific University, and Fuller Theological Seminary.

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

He served as a pastor for 10 years before going into teaching. 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.

While in the US, Martin published several books on the New Testament, and edited several others. 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.

Works

Books

  • Martin, Ralph P. (1959). . Tyndale New Testament Commentaries. Grand Rapids, MI ; Leicester: Eerdmans ; Inter-Varsity Press. ISBN 978-0-802-82261-1. OCLC . {{cite book}}:ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  • ——— (1964). Worship in the Early Church. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN 978-0-802-81613-9. OCLC . {{cite book}}:ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  • ——— (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 .
  • ———; 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 .
  • ——— (1972). Mark, Evangelist and Theologian. Exeter: Paternoster Press. ISBN 978-0-853-64130-8. OCLC .
  • ——— (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 .
  • ——— (1991). Ephesians, Colossians, and Philemon. Atlanta, GA: John Knox Press. ISBN 978-0-804-23139-8. OCLC .
  • ——— (1975). . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN 978-0-802-83444-7. OCLC .
  • ——— (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 .
  • ——— (1979). . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN 978-0-802-81829-4. OCLC .
  • ——— (1980). Reconciliation: a study of Paul's theology. Atlanta, GA: John Knox Press. ISBN 978-0-804-23709-3. OCLC .
  • ——— (1982). . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN 978-0-802-81934-5. OCLC .
  • ——— (1984). . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN 978-0-802-83608-3. OCLC .
  • ——— (1984). New Testament Books for Pastor and teacher. Philadelphia, PA: Westminster Press. ISBN 978-0-664-24511-5. OCLC .
  • ——— (1986). 2 Corinthians. Word Biblical Commentary. Vol. 40. Waco, TX: Word Books. ISBN 978-0-849-90239-0. OCLC .
  • ——— (1988). James. Word Biblical Commentary. Vol. 48. Waco, TX: Word Books. ISBN 978-0-849-90247-5. OCLC .
  • ———; 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 .
  • ———; 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 .
  • ———; 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 .
  • ——— (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 .—original published as Carmen Christi