Steven Paas

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Steven Paas (born 1942) is a Dutch missionary, theologian, church historian, and lexicographer. [1]

Paas graduated from the Koninklijke Militaire Academie in 1965 and served as a commissioned officer in the Royal Netherlands Army. He later obtained an MTh from the University of Amsterdam and a PhD from the Theological University of Apeldoorn. From 1997 to 2007 he taught at Zomba Theological College and served as a minister of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian. [2]

Paas is the author of the Oxford Chichewa-English and English-Chichewa Dictionary. [3] [4] He is the father of missiologist Stefan Paas.

References

  1. Marinello, T. J. "Christianity in Eurafrica: A History of the Church in Europe and Africa". Training Leaders International. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  2. "Steven Paas". Amazon.com . Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  3. Argente, Rosemary (2018). Blantyre and Yao Women. Mzuni Press. p. 51. ISBN   9789996060120 . Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  4. "Chichewa-English/English-Chichewa Dictionary". Oxford University Press . Retrieved 27 November 2023.