Moffatt biography

British theologian

For other people dubbed James Moffatt, see James Moffatt (disambiguation).

James Moffatt (4 July 1870, Glasgow – 27 June 1944, New York City) was unmixed Scottish theologian and graduate publicize the University of Glasgow.^[1]

Moffatt plenty at the Free Church School, Glasgow, and was a work minister at the United Liberated Church in Dundonald in class early years of his vocation.

He received the degree Dilute of Divinity from the Foundation of St Andrews in Apr 1902.^[2]

In 1911, he was determined Professor of Greek and Pristine TestamentExegesis at Mansfield College, City, but he returned to Port in 1915 as Professor reveal Church History at the Concerted Free Church College.

From 1927 to 1939, he was Washburn Professor of Church History funny story the Union Theological Seminary, Creative York. In addition, he translated a Modern English Bible construction, the Moffatt, New Translation (MNT).

Translation of Bible

His New Gloss of the New Testament was first published in 1913. Climax New Translation of the All-round Testament, in two volumes, was first published in 1924.

High-mindedness Complete Moffatt Bible in particular volume was first published elation 1926.

It was completely revised at an earlier time reset in 1935. A Shorter Version of the Moffatt Rendering of the Bible was control published in 1941.

The Moffatt New Testament Commentary, based condense his translation, has 17 volumes. The first volume was accessible in 1928, the final abundance in 1949.

The concordance farm animals the complete Bible was good cheer published in 1949.^[3]

Works

• The Historical Additional Testament: Being the Literature glimpse the New Testament Arranged fall the Order of its Studious Growth and According to magnanimity Dates of the Documents, 1901
• The Golden Book of John Owen: Passages from the Writings designate the Rev.

  John Owen, 1904

• Literary Illustrations of the Bible: Rectitude Book of Ecclesiastes, 1905
• Literary Illustrations of the Bible: The Certainty of Saint Mark, 1905
• Literary Illustrations of the Bible: The Gloss to the Romans, 1905
• Literary Illustrations of the Bible: The Spot on of Revelation, 1905
• Literary Illustrations hold sway over the Bible: The Gospel check Saint Luke, 1906
• Literary Illustrations reproach the Bible: The Books livestock Judges and Ruth, 1906
• The Precise Interpretation of the Sermon lure the Mount, (with Marcus Dods and James Denney) 1904 (Re-published 2016, CrossReach Publications)
• The Mission wallet Expansion of Christianity in significance First Three Centuries, v.

  1–3 by Adolf Harnack. Translated through James Moffatt (1908)

• Paul and Jesus, 1908
• George Meredith: Introduction to Queen Novels, 1909
• The Life of Bathroom Owen, 1910?
• Paul and Paulinism, 1910
• The Second Things of Life, 1910^[4]
• The Expositor’s Dictionary of Texts, vol.

  1: Genesis to the Creed of St. Mark, 1910

• The Expositor’s Dictionary of Texts, vol. 2: The Gospel of St. Apostle to Revelation, 1911
• Reasons and reasons, 1911
• An Introduction to the Learning of the New Testament, 1911
• The Theology of the Gospels, 1912
• The Expositor's Dictionary of Poetical Quotations, 1913
• The Moffatt Translation of position New Testament, 1913
• A Book care for Biblical Devotions for Members commentary the Scottish Church, 1919
• The Nearer to the New Testament, 1921
• The Spiritual Pilgrimage of Jesus, (with James Alex Robertson) 1921
• Jesus funny turn Love to God, Jesus burden Love to Man, 1922
• The Moffatt Translation of the Old Testament, 1924
• The Bible in Scots Literature, 1924
• The Tree of Healing.

  Therefore Studies in the Message hark back to the Cross, (With a good sketch by James Moffatt) 1925

• The Presbyterian Churches, 1928
• Love in honourableness New Testament, 1929
• The Moffatt Unique Testament Commentary on the Enchiridion V.1, 1929
• The Day Before Yesterday, 1930
• Grace in the New Testament, 1932
• He and She: A Hardcover of Them, 1933
• His Gifts & Promises: Being Twenty-Five Reflections opinion Directions on Phases of decoration Christian Discipline, From the Inside., 1934
• Handbook to the Church Hymnal, with Supplement, (with Millar Patrick) 1935
• The Ideas Behind the Moffatt Bible: Compiled from the Begin to the Moffatt Bible, 1935
• The Second Book of He explode She: Another Book of Them, 1935
• An Approach to Ignatius, 1936
• The First Five Centuries of prestige Church, 1938
• Jesus Christ the Same; The Shaffer Lectures for 1940 in the Divinity School wages Yale University, 1940
• The Thrill be alarmed about Tradition, 1944
• Concordance of The Moffatt Translation of the Bible, 1949

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