He was ordained in 1963 and served at Borth, in north Cardiganshire, for ten years. In 1976 he gained a doctorate from the University of Wales for a research thesis on the Jewish background to St John's Gospel.
A clergyman was ordained in 1963 and worked at Borth, in north Cardiganshire, for ten years. This period was followed by his earning a doctoral degree from the University of Wales in 1976, focusing on the Jewish background to the Gospel of John.