Martin Anstey (1860 – 5 February 1921) was an English Bible chronologer significant for his contribution to biblical literalism for successfully resolving the apparent time gaps contained within the Bible's internal chronology.
The five apparent chronological gaps that Anstey identified were: Having resolved the apparent chronological gaps in the Bible text, Anstey was able to argue that the Bible provided a coherent yet select historical record of human civilization.
While archaeological discoveries during the twentieth and twenty-first century have in some instances dated the arguments and data presented in Anstey's thesis, his original chronological calculations and observations remain accurate.
A 1949 review of Romance of Bible Chronology in The Journal of Education calls it "a standard chronology of the Old Testament—a revision of Ussher's dates... in light of recent discoveries and modern research."
The review praises Anstey's work: "Only once in several generations is such a service rendered the English speaking people.