heid ) ▁was ▁created ▁after ▁the ▁Catholic ▁University ▁of ▁Le u ven ▁had ▁split ▁into ▁the ▁Dutch ▁speaking ▁K athol ie ke ▁Univers iteit ▁Le u ven ▁and ▁the ▁French ▁speaking ▁Univers ité ▁C athol ique ▁de ▁Lou v ain , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁F lem ish ▁Fac ulty . ▁He ▁remained ▁there ▁as ▁Professor ▁of ▁New ▁Testament ▁and ▁Bib lic al ▁Greek ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁de an ▁of ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁The ology . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁Le u ven , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁visit ing ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁Bib lic al ▁Institute ▁in ▁Rome ▁( 1 9 9 5 - 2 0 0 0 ), ▁at ▁the ▁major ▁sem inary ▁of ▁P ret oria ▁( 2 0 0 1 - 2 0 0 3 ), ▁at ▁the ▁Lo y ola ▁University ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans ▁( 2 0 0 7 - 2 0 0 9 ), ▁and ▁at ▁Le ▁Mo y ne ▁College ▁in ▁Sy rac use ▁( 2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 0 ). ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Pont ific al ▁Bib lic al ▁Commission ▁for ▁two ▁terms ▁( 1 9 8 5 – 9 5 ), ▁and ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁which ▁prepared ▁the ▁Commission ’ s ▁influ ential ▁document ▁on ▁“ The ▁Inter pret ation ▁of ▁the ▁Bible ▁in ▁the