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.

Founded as a readership by Lady Margaret Beaufort in 1502, it is the oldest chair in the University of Cambridge, and is traditionally held by a New Testament scholar.

He was also a non-residentiary Canon Theologian at Leicester Cathedral from 1955 to 1976, and was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) in 1966.

He served on the advisory board for Peake's Commentary on the Bible (1962), and contributed the article on Colossians and Philemon.

He influenced many students who now hold chairs of divinity – including his successor as Lady Margaret's Professor, Graham Stanton – or who rose high within the Anglican hierarchy, including future Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams (Moule officiated at his wedding) and Archbishop of York John Sentamu.

[5] A humble, prayerful man, of slim build and small stature, he held a profound faith.

He became an honorary Doctorate of Divinity at St Andrew's University in 1958, and won the British Academy's Burkitt Medal for Biblical Studies in 1970.