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James Strahan
1863–1926
A Scottish Presbyterian minister and biblical scholar, he wrote clear, thoughtful books on the Old Testament and on religious history. His work ranges from studies of Job and the patriarchs to a full-length life of Salvation Army leader Catherine Booth-Clibborn.
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The Maréchale (Catherine Booth-Clibborn)
by James Strahan
About the author
Born in 1863 and died in 1926, James Strahan is remembered as a Scottish Presbyterian minister, teacher, and biblical scholar. Reference listings for his work describe him in those terms, and library records show a steady body of writing on theology, biblical interpretation, and Christian biography.
His books include Hebrew Ideals from the Story of the Patriarchs, The Book of Job Interpreted, and The Captivity and the Pastoral Epistles. He also wrote The Maréchale, a biography of Catherine Booth-Clibborn, showing that his interests stretched beyond biblical studies into the lives of major religious figures.
A brief contemporary biographical notice says he studied in Aberdeen and Edinburgh, continued his education in Tübingen and Berlin, and served in ministry before later lecture appointments. That background helps explain the mix in his writing: scholarly, rooted in church life, and aimed at readers who wanted serious religious thought in an accessible form.