Chrysostom Arangaden (1916—2004) was an

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scholar and a member of the Society for

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Studies,

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. Arangaden was notable for his contribution as Associate General Secretary (

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's) of the

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. 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

for a short tenure and was also in charge of the

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Auxiliary of the

Writings

* 1947, ''Christian leadership: A new emphasis'', * 1967, ''The New Testament in recent Scholarship'', * 1985, ''With the Word at hand'',C. Arangaden, ''With the Word at hand'' in Godwin Shiri (Edited), ''Wholeness in Christ: the legacy of the Basel Mission in India'', Karnataka Theological Research Institute, Mangalore, 1985.

/ref> * 1992 (with

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), ''Carey's legacy of Bible translation''

Studies

Arangaden studied at the

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during 1940-1944K. M. Hiwale (Compiled), ''Directory of the United Theological College 1910–1997'', Bangalore, 1997. Past students of the postgraduate course, p.20. 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,

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where he took a

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Arangaden continued his studies at

enrolling for a

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''Drew University Bulletin'', Volume 41, Issue 2, 1953, p.61
/ref> programme in

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with the Drew University.

References

;Further reading * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arangaden, Chrysostom 20th-century Protestant religious leaders Senate of Serampore College (University) alumni Princeton Theological Seminary alumni Drew University alumni 2004 deaths Indian translation scholars Translators of the Bible into English Indian biblical scholars Old Testament scholars 20th-century linguists Place of birth missing 1916 births 20th-century translators