Chrysostom Arangaden (1916—2004) was an Old Testament scholar and a member of the Society for Biblical Studies, India. Arangaden was notable for his contribution as Associate General Secretary (Translation's) of the Bible Society of India.

Arangaden was an active administrator of the National Missionary Society of India and became Honorary Treasurer of the Society in 1949.

In 1960, Arangaden served as Distribution Promoter of the Bible Society of India for a short tenure and was also in charge of the Tamil Nadu Auxiliary of the Bible Society of India

Writings

  • 1947, Christian leadership: A new emphasis,
  • 1967, The New Testament in recent Scholarship,
  • 1985, With the Word at hand,
  • 1992 (with John Philipose), Carey's legacy of Bible translation

Studies

Arangaden studied at the United Theological College, Bangalore during 1940-1944 during the Principalship of M. H. Harrison for spiritual studies leading to B.D. under the Senate of Serampore College (University). For postgraduate studies, Arangaden studied at the Princeton Theological Seminary, New Jersey where he took a Th.M.

Arangaden continued his studies at New Jersey enrolling for a Master of Arts programme in Sociology with the Drew University.

Academic offices
Preceded byProfessor of Old Testament, Kerala United Theological Seminary, Trivandrum 1944-1947Succeeded by
Educational offices
Preceded byPost createdDirector, Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and Society, Bangalore 1952-1957Succeeded byP. D. Devanandan 1957-1962
Other offices
Preceded byAssociate General Secretary, National Missionary Society, Chennai 1957-1960Succeeded by
Preceded byPost createdAssociate General Secretary (Translations), Bible Society of India, Bangalore 1960-1981Succeeded byM. P. John 1981-1984

Further reading

  • Chrysostom Arangaden (2011). . iUniverse incorporated, Bloomington. ISBN 978-1-4620-6103-7.