C'est un spécialiste de l'histoire de la Troisième Période intermédiaire de l’antiquité égyptienne, période sur laquelle il a écrit plus de deux-cent-cinquante ouvrages et articles.
(en) Suppiluliuma and the Amarna Pharaohs; a study in relative chronology, Liverpool University Press, 1962;
Ancient Orient and Old Testament. London: Tyndale Press. Chicago: InterVarsity Press, 1966;
(en) The Third Intermediate Period in Egypt (1100-650 BC) Warminster: Aris & Phillips Limited, Warminster, 1st ed. 1972, 2nd ed. 1986, 3rd ed. 1996;
(en) The Bible In Its World. Exeter: Paternoster. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press 1978, (ISBN0853642117) (traduit en français: Traces d'un monde. Presses Bibliques Universitaires, 1980);
(en) Pharaoh Triumphant: The Life and Times of Ramesses II, King of Egypt. Monumenta Hannah Sheen Dedicata 2. Mississauga: Benben Publications, 1982 (traduit en français par Paul Coururiau et Christel Rollinat: Ramsès II, le Pharaon Triomphant, Sa vie et son époque, Éditions du Rocher, 1985, (ISBN978-2828500504));
(en) Documentation for Ancient Arabia. Part 1: Chronological Framework and Historical Sources. The World of Ancient Arabia 1. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 1994;
(en) Poetry of Ancient Egypt, Gothenburg, P. Åström förlag, 1999, (ISBN9170811504);
(en) Documentation for Ancient Arabia, Part II: Bibliographical Catalogue of Texts (The World of Ancient Arabia), The World of Ancient Arabia 2. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2000;
(en) Regnal and Genealogical data of Ancien Egypt, Vienne, Bietak, [détail des éditions];
(en) Treaty, Law and Covenant in the Ancient Near East, 3 Volumes, Wiesbaden, Harrassowitz, 2012;
(en) Ramesside Inscriptions:
(en) Ramesside Inscriptions: Historical and Biographical Volume I, Ramesses I, Sethos I and Contemporaries, Oxford, B. H. Blackwell Ltd, 1975 PDF;
(en) Ramesside Inscriptions: Historical and Biographical, Translations Volume II, Ramesses II, Royal Inscriptions, Oxford, B. H. Blackwell Ltd, 1979 PDF;
(en) Ramesside Inscriptions: Historical and Biographical Volume III, Ramesses II, His Contemporaries, Oxford, B. H. Blackwell Ltd, 1980 PDF;
(en) Ramesside Inscriptions: Historical and Biographical Volume IV, Merenptah and the Late Nineteenth Century, Oxford, B. H. Blackwell Ltd, 1982 PDF;
(en) Ramesside Inscriptions: Historical and Biographical Volume V, Setnakht, Ramesses III and Contemporaries, Oxford, B. H. Blackwell Ltd, 1983 PDF;
(en) Ramesside Inscriptions: Historical and Biographical Volume VI, Ramesses IV to XI and Contemporaries, Oxford, B. H. Blackwell Ltd, 1983;
(en) Ramesside Inscriptions: Historical and Biographical Volume VII, Addenda and indexes, Oxford, B. H. Blackwell Ltd, 1989 PDF;
(en) Ramesside Inscriptions: Historical and Biographical Volume VIII, Indexes, Oxford, B. H. Blackwell Ltd, 1990 PDF;
(en) Ramesside Inscriptions Translated and Annotated: Translations. Volume I. Ramesses I, Sethos I and Contemporaries. Oxford-Cambridge (MA), Blackwell, 1993;
(en) Ramesside Inscriptions Translated and Annotated: Translations. Volume II. Ramesses II. Royal inscriptions. Oxford-Cambridge (MA), Blackwell, 1996;
(en) Ramesside Inscriptions Translated and Annotated: Translations. Volume III. Ramesses II, His Contemporaries. Oxford-Malden (MA), Blackwell, 2000;
(en) Ramesside Inscriptions Translated and Annotated: Translations. Volume IV. Merenptah and the Late Nineteenth Dynasty. Malden (MA)-Oxford, Blackwell, 2003;
(en) Ramesside Inscriptions Translated and Annotated: Translations. Volume V. Setnakht, Ramesses III and Contemporaries. Malden (MA)-Oxford, Blackwell, 2008;
(en) Ramesside Inscriptions Translated and Annotated: Translations. Volume VI. Ramesses IV to XI and contemporaries. Chichester - Maldon (MA), Willey-Blackwell, 2012;
(en) Ramesside Inscriptions Translated and Annotated: Notes and Comments. Volume I. Ramesses I, Sethos I and Contemporaries. Oxford-Cambridge (MA), Blackwell Publishers, 1993;
(en) Ramesside Inscriptions Translated and Annotated: Notes and Comments. Volume II. Ramesses II. Royal inscriptions. Oxford-Cambridge (MA), Blackwell Publishers, 1999.
(en) In Sunshine & Shadow. Abercromby Press, Liverpool, 2016 (autobiographie, incluant la bibliographie de l'auteur)
