Pablo Besson

Pablo Besson
Paul Besson at 70 years old
Born
Paul-Henri Besson Edit this on Wikidata

4 April 1848 Edit this on Wikidata
Nods Edit this on Wikidata
Died30 December 1932 Edit this on Wikidata
Buenos Aires Edit this on Wikidata
EducationLeipzig University, University of Basel, University of Neuchâtel Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationTheologian Edit this on Wikidata

Paul-Henri Besson (4 April 1848 Nods, Switzerland - 30 December 1932 Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a Swiss Baptist missionary, biblical scholar, linguist, writer and historian. Paul Besson is considered the initiator of the Evangelical Baptist Convention of Argentina. He is known for his translation of the New Testament, the first in all of Latin America, from koine Greek into Spanish. Besson was recognized by the entire Argentine Protestant movement.

Education

He studied at the Faculty of Theology at the University of Neuchâtel (1868). He returned to study at the University of Basel, to finish his degree in theology.

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References

  1. ↑ Gerald H. Anderson, ed. (1999). Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 59. ISBN 9780802846808.
  2. ↑ "Nuestra Universidad". Facultad Besson. Sembrando la palabra de Verdad.
  3. 1 2 Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (January 2011). "Pablo Besson, uno de los iniciadores de la Obra Bautista en Argentina" (PDF). Reflexión Bautista: 7.
  4. ↑ Mario Revel. "Pablo Besson".
  5. ↑ Justo C. Anderson (2003). Historia de los Bautistas Tomo 3. Historia de los Bautistas, Justo C. Anderson. Editorial Mundo Hispano. ISBN 9780311150380.
  6. ↑ Robert F. Elder (1934). "Pablo Besson of Argentina" (PDF). The Baptist Quarterly. 7 (1): 27–33. doi:10.1080/0005576X.1934.11750309.

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