Paul Twiss is Associate Professor of New Testament at The Master’s Seminary and the teaching pastor at Bethany Bible Church in Thousand Oaks, California.

Before moving to California to pursue seminary training at TMS, Paul received a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cambridge University and served as a nuclear engineer in the British submarine service. In 2021, he completed a PhD from Queen’s University in Belfast, Ireland, where he studied the plotline of the Joseph narrative in the book of Genesis.

Paul did not grow up in a Christian home. The Lord saved him through the influence of Christian roommates at university. During his seven years with the British Royal Navy, Paul began to lead a Bible study and decided to pursue full-time ministry.

At TMS, Paul teaches Greek grammar courses, Old Testament Survey, Exegesis of Genesis 37-50 and Exegesis of Johannine Epistles. He and his wife Laura have six children: Isla, Ruairi, Darcey, Eoin, Annie, and Patrick.

Education

M.Eng., Cambridge University
M.Div., The Master’s Seminary
Th.M., The Master’s Seminary
Ph.D., Queen’s University, Belfast

Courses

Old Testament Studies
New Testament Studies
Exegesis of Genesis 37-50
Exegesis of Johannine Epistles
Beginning Greek

Publications

Learning God’s Redemptive Good: Reading Genesis 50:15-21 as a Last Delay. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. 66.3 (2023): 405–19.
An Overlooked Aspect in Judah’s Speech in Genesis 44:18-34. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. 65.3 (2022): 457–71.
A Tale of Two Brothers: The Messiah in Genesis 49. The Master’s Seminary Journal. 33:2 (2022): 255-270.