▁series ▁of ▁publications ▁on ▁Sk ander beg , ▁Shakespeare , ▁Be eth oven , ▁religious ▁texts ▁and ▁transl ations . ▁He ▁produced ▁a ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Testament ▁in ▁English , ▁The ▁New ▁Testament ▁of ▁our ▁Lord ▁and ▁Sav ior ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁from ▁the ▁approved ▁Greek ▁text ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Constantin ople ▁and ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Greece , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁N oli ▁earned ▁degrees ▁at ▁Harvard ▁ ▁( 1 9 1 2 ), ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁Music ▁( 1 9 3 8 ), ▁and ▁finally ▁his ▁Ph . D . ▁from ▁Boston ▁University ▁( 1 9 4 5 ). ▁He ▁was ▁ord ained ▁a ▁priest ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁establish ing ▁thereby ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁Church ▁and ▁elev ating ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁language ▁to ▁ecc les i astic ▁use . ▁He ▁briefly ▁res ided ▁in ▁Alban ia ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁declaration ▁of ▁independence . ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁N oli ▁led ▁the ▁diplom atic ▁efforts ▁for ▁the ▁reun ification ▁of ▁Alban ia ▁and ▁received ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁US ▁President ▁Wood row ▁Wilson . ▁Later ▁he ▁purs ued ▁a ▁diplom atic - polit ical ▁career ▁in ▁Alban ia , ▁successfully ▁leading ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁bid ▁for ▁membership ▁in ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Nations . ▁ ▁A ▁respect ed ▁figure ▁who ▁remained ▁critical ▁of ▁cor ruption ▁and ▁in just ice ▁in ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁government , ▁F an ▁N oli ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁ 1