C. F. D. Moule
| C. F. D. Moule | |
|---|---|
| Born |
3 December 1908 Hangzhou, China |
| Died | 30 September 2007 (aged 98) Leigh, Dorset |
| Doctoral students | James D.G. Dunn |
Charles Francis Digby "Charlie" Moule CBE FBA /ˈmoʊl/ (3 December 1908 – 30 September 2007), known professionally as C. F. D. Moule, was an Anglican priest and theologian. He was a leading scholar of the New Testament, and was Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge for 25 years, from 1951 to 1976.
Moule was born in China, in Hangchow (now Hangzhou) near Shanghai, where his father, Rev. H.W. Moule, and mother were missionaries. He was their third son. His family were Anglican clerics from Dorset. His paternal grandfather George Evans Moule was bishop of mid-China, and his great-uncle, Handley Moule, was the first Principal at Ridley Hall and later Bishop of Durham. His family returned to England after the First World War.
He was educated at Weymouth College in Dorset, and won a scholarship to read classics at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, taking Firsts in both parts and winning the Jeremie Septuagint prize, the Evans prize, and the Crosse scholarship. He studied theology at Ridley Hall, and was ordained as a deacon in 1933 and as a priest in 1934.
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