[6] He started teaching at Union College of British Columbia in Vancouver[1][7] in 1928.
In 1931, he moved to Montreal where he was a professor of Old Testament language and literature at the United Theological College.
In 1951, he "helped recover several fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls ... that had found their way into the hands of private dealers in Bethlehem.
It was sung at Westminster Abbey at the memorial service for John Smith, the leader of the British Labour Party.
His published writings include Towards the Christian Revolution (1936), Relevance of the Prophets (1953); Treasures from Judaean Caves (1955); The Psalms as Christian Praise (1958); Proverbs and Ecclesiastes (1965) in the Anchor Bible Series; The Way of Wisdom, (1971) He died on 1 November 1987 in Toronto.