Elmer Martens

A moment from yesterday

February 22, 2017 | Viewpoints | Volume 21 Issue 5
Conrad Stoesz | Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies

Elmer Martens, kneeling bottom left, was born in 1930 in Main Centre, Sask. He went on to become a leading authority on the Old Testament. His career was based at Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary, but he also taught at numerous seminaries in North America and beyond. In addition to books, articles, preaching and pastoring, he was involved with the translation work for the New American Standard and the New King James versions of the Bible. Martens had a cooperative approach, as seen in this 1975 photo of the Mid-East Seminar, a two-week archeological dig near Tel Aviv, Israel. On the other end of the banner is Millard Lind, an Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary professor.

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