Steven Paas

Not to be confused with Stefan Paas.

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.