Philip Moore (scholar) explained

Honorific Prefix:Revered
Philip Moore
Birth Date:1705
Birth Place:Douglas
Burial Place:Kirk Braddan
Nationality:Manx
Occupation:Clergyman, Biblical scholar
Known For:Translation of the Manx Bible

Philip Moore (1705 - 1783)[1] was a Manx clergyman and scholar who a central figure in the translation of the Bible in to the Manx language.

He was born in 1705 to Robert Moore and his wife Catherine Kelly. He attended the Grammar School in Douglas, which was founded by Bishop Thomas Wilson. He was ordained 1739.[2] He died in 1783 and was buried in Kirk Braddan churchyard.

Moore contributed a large share of the translation of the Bible into the Manx language. He translated part of the Book of Psalms and Acts. Moore also revised the translation of the Old Testament, as well as the second edition of the New Testament. Although many of the translators of the Manx Bible did not know Latin not Greek, it is probable that Moore did.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PHILIP MOORE (b. 1705, d. 1783). 13 November 2020. A Manx Notebook.
  2. News: Reverend Philip Moore. 13 November 2020. Imuseum - Manx National Heritage.
  3. Web site: An Account Of The Translation And Editions Of The Holy Scriptures In The Manx Language.. 13 November 2020. A Manx Notebook.