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