First, he held to the documentary hypothesis (that the first five books of the Old Testament were written by four different authors, and not Moses as many theologians believe). His translation is certainly easy to read, though he departed from traditional translations in several areas. Moffatt's self-admitted goal was to provide the Bible in plain English. He translated one of the standard Modern English Bible translations: From 1927-1939 he was Washburn Professor of Church History at the Union Theological Seminary, New York. He returned to Glasgow in 1915 as Professor of Church History at the United Free Church College. Moffatt trained at the Free Church College, Glasgow, and was a practising minister before becoming Professor of Greek and New Testament Exegesis at Mansfield College, Oxford in 1911. James Moffatt (1870-1944) was a theologian and graduate of Glasgow University.
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