J. F. Mozley Explained

The Rev James Frederic Mozley (23 December 1887 – 8 July 1974) was a British historian and Anglican priest.^{[1] [2] [3]}

He was educated at Exeter College, Oxford, where he studied the Literae humaniores and graduated with a BA in 1910.^{[4] [5]} He trained as an Anglican priest at Lichfield Theological College and was ordained in 1913.^[6] In 1937 he published a biography of the Bible translator William Tyndale, in 1940 a study of John Foxe's Book of Martyrs and in 1953 a work on Miles Coverdale's translation of the Bible. The Bible scholar Jack P. Lewis said Mozley's work "furnished excellent treatments of the Bibles of Coverdale and Tyndale".^[7]

Works

• William Tyndale (London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1937).
• John Foxe and His Book (London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1940) Reprinted 1970 Octagon Books New York.

Reprinted 1970 Octagon Books New York

• Coverdale and His Bibles (Lutterworth Press, 1953).

Notes and References

1. 'Rev Dr J. F. Mozley', The Times (22 August 1974), p. 16.
2. The British Studies Monitor – Volumes 4-6 (Bowdoin College, 1973), p. 86.
3. 'New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors: Author names starting with Mos – Moz', http://www.authorandbookinfo.com. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
4. 'University Intelligence.', The Times (30 July 1910), p. 7.
5. 'University Intelligence.', The Times (14 October 1910), p. 10.
6. 'Ordinations.', The Times (6 October 1913), p. 11.
7. Jack P. Lewis, The Day After Domesday: The Making of the Bishops' Bible (Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock, 2016), p. xvii.