Old Testament Department.
Qualifications: BD (Hons), PhD (Belfast)
Paul and his family attend Newtown Baptist Church. In his spare time, Paul enjoys sea-side walks and cycle rides, reading fictional novels, and referring basketball.
Family: Paul is married to Karen, and they have two adult sons.
Research interests: Include Genesis, Exodus, biblical covenants, eschatology, and Ezekiel.
Exodus: An Introduction and Commentary, Tyndale Old Testament Commentary, Downers Grove/London: IVP/SPCK, 2025.
“‘Then they will know …’: Hope for the world in Ezekiel 1–39?” Pages 81–92 in David Firth, Jamie Grant and Alison Ho (eds), Hope for the World from the Old Testament: Essays in Honour of J. Gordon McConville on his 70th Birthday, GFS 4, GlossaHouse, 2025.
“Jews and Gentiles,” Pages 382–385 in G.K. Beale, D.A. Carson, B.L. Gladd & A.D. Naselli (eds), Dictionary of the Old Testament Use of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2023.
The Seed of Promise: The Sufferings and Glory of the Messiah. Essays in Honor of T. Desmond Alexander. Edited by Paul R. Williamson and Rita F. Cefalu. Wilmore, KY: GlossaHouse, 2020.
“Snakes and Dragons: a Neglected Theological Trajectory of Genesis 3:15 in Scripture?” Pages 332–352 in The Seed of Promise: The Sufferings and Glory of the Messiah. Essays in Honor of T. Desmond Alexander. Edited by Paul R. Williamson and Rita F. Cefalu. Wilmore, KY: GlossaHouse, 2020.
Death and the Afterlife: Biblical Perspectives on Ultimate Questions. NSBT 44. London: IVP, 2017.
“What was Said Through the Prophet(s): Matthew’s Use of the OT.” Chapter 3 in Listen to Him. Reading & Preaching Emmanuel in Matthew. Edited by Peter G. Bolt. London: Latimer House, 2015.
“Covenants.” Pages 2646–2648 in NIV Zondervan Study Bible. Edited by D.A. Carson. Grand. Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2015.
“Introduction and notes on Exodus.” Pages 112–188 in NIV Zondervan Study Bible. Edited by D.A. Carson. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2015.
“Destruction or Transformation? Earth’s Future in Biblical Perspective.” Pages 125–45 in As Long as the Earth endures: The Bible, Creation and the Environment. Edited by Jonathan A. Moo and Robin Routledge. Nottingham: IVP, 2014.
“Joel.” Pages 970–971 in NIV Proclamation Bible with introductory essays, section introductions and introductions to Bible books. Edited by Lee Gatiss. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2013.
“’Because He Loved your Forefather’: Election, Atonement, and Intercession in the Pentateuch.” Pages 227–46 in From Heaven He Came and Sought Her. Edited by David Gibson and Jonathan Gibson. Wheaton, Illinois: Crossway, 2013.
“Canon.” Pages 35–41 in Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry and Writings. Edited by T. Longman & P. Enns. Downers Grove: Inter Varsity Press, 2008.
“Promises with Strings Attached: Covenant and Law in Exodus 19–24.” Pages 89–122 in Exploring Exodus: Literary, Theological and Contemporary Approaches. Edited by Brian S. Rosner. & P.R. Williamson. Nottingham: Apollos, 2008.
Co-Editor with Brian S. Rosner, Exploring Exodus: Literary, theological and contemporary approaches. Nottingham: Apollos, 2008.
Sealed with an Oath: A Biblical Theology of Covenant. NSBT 23. Apollos: Illinois, 2007.
“Land.” Pages 638–643 in Dictionary of the Old Testament: Historical Books. Edited by B.T. Arnold and H.G.M. Williamson. Downers Grove/Leicester: InterVarsity Press, 2005.
“Abraham.” Pages 8–17 in Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch. Edited by T. D. Alexander and D. W. Baker. Downers Grove/Leicester: InterVarsity Press, 2003.
“Circumcision.” Pages 122–12 in Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch. Edited by T. D. Alexander and D. W. Baker. Downers Grove/Leicester: InterVarsity Press, 2003.
“Covenant.” Pages 139–155 in Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch. Edited by T. D. Alexander and D. W. Baker. Downers Grove/Leicester: InterVarsity Press, 2003.
“Covenant.” Pages 419–29 in T. D. Alexander and B. S. Rosner (eds) New Dictionary of Biblical Theology. Leicester/Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2000.
“Promise and Fulfilment: The Territorial Inheritance.” Pages 15–34 in The Land of Promise: Biblical, Theological and Contemporary Perspectives. Edited by P. S. Johnson and P. W. L. Walker. Leicester/Downers Grove: Apollos/InterVarsity Press, 2000.
Abraham, Israel and the Nations: The Patriarchal Promise and its Covenantal Development in Genesis. JSOT Supplement Series, 315. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2000.
“Deborah & Barak: an example of complementarian leadership?” Semănătorul (The Sower): The Journal of Ministry and Biblical Research 2:2 (2022): 23–36.
“The Pactum Salutis: a Scriptural Construct or Scholastic Mythology?” Tyndale Bulletin 69.2 (2018): 259–281.
“Historical Roots of the Gospel.” Reformed Theological Review 70/2 (2011): 73–106.
“Covenant: the Beginning of a Biblical Idea.” Reformed Theological Review 65/1 (2006): 1–14.
“Abraham, Israel and the Church.” Evangelical Quarterly 72 (2000): 99–118.
