Introduction

Biography

Martin was the son of Will­iam Franz­mann and El­se Grieb­ling.

He was edu­cat­ed at North­west­ern Col­lege, Wa­ter­town, Wis­con­sin (BA 1928), and Wis­con­sin Lu­ther­an Se­mi­na­ry, Thiens­ville, Wis­con­sin.

He taught at North­west­ern Col­lege (1936–46) and Con­cor­dia Se­mi­na­ry, St. Louis, Missouri (1946). In 1954, he be­came chair of Con­cor­dia’s de­part­ment of exe­ge­ti­cal theo­lo­gy.

In 1958, he re­ceived a Doc­tor of Di­vi­ni­ty de­gree from Con­cor­dia Se­mi­na­ry, Spring­field, Il­linois. He al­so did gra­du­ate work at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Chi­ca­go, and vis­it­ed Greece on a Da­ni­el L. Shor­ey Tra­vel­ing Fel­low­ship.

In Oc­to­ber 1969, he was or­dained at West­field House, Cam­bridge, Eng­land, and was a tu­tor in the theo­lo­gic­al train­ing pro­gram there (1969–72).

Works

• Ha! Ha! Among the Trum­pets, 1966
• Concordia Com­men­ta­ry: Ro­mans, 1968
• Pray for Joy, 1970
• Alive with the Spir­it, 1973
• The Re­ve­la­tion to John, 1976
• Concordia Bi­ble with Notes: The New Tes­ta­ment, 1971
• Follow Me—Dis­ci­ple­ship Ac­cord­ing to Mat­thew
• Sex and the Church