. ▁As ▁a ▁the olog ian , ▁bib lic al ▁scholar , ▁and ▁pro l ific ▁author , ▁he ▁has ▁contributed ▁numerous ▁studies ▁on ▁almost ▁all ▁the ▁books ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Testament , ▁but ▁foc using ▁especially ▁on ▁the ▁G osp els ▁and ▁the ▁Paul ine ▁letters . ▁His ▁publications ▁include ▁books ▁and ▁articles ▁written ▁in ▁English , ▁Dutch , ▁and ▁French . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁Lam bre cht ▁joined ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Jesus ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁lic enti ate ▁in ▁Philosoph y ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁from ▁N ij m egen , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁in ▁The ology ▁( ST L ) ▁from ▁the ▁Jes uit ▁Fac ulty ▁in ▁Le u ven . ▁He ▁also ▁holds ▁a ▁lic enti ate ▁in ▁Eastern ▁History ▁and ▁L anguages ▁from ▁the ▁Catholic ▁University ▁of ▁Le u ven ▁( 1 9 5 9 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁Sac red ▁Script ure ▁( D SS ) ▁at ▁the ▁Pont ific al ▁Bib lic al ▁Institute ▁in ▁Rome . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁career ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁return ▁from ▁Rome ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁Jan ▁Lam bre cht ▁first ▁taught ▁the ▁New ▁Testament ▁at ▁the ▁Jes uit ▁Fac ulty ▁in ▁Le u ven . ▁But ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁when ▁the ▁F lem ish ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁The ology ▁( F ac ul te it ▁God gele erd