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James Strong
1822–1894
Best known for creating Strong’s Concordance, this 19th-century Methodist scholar helped generations of readers navigate the Bible in greater detail. He spent much of his career teaching, writing, and building reference works that became lasting tools for biblical study.
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Greek in a Nutshell
by James Strong
About the author
Born in New York City on August 14, 1822, he became an American academic, biblical scholar, lexicographer, and Methodist theologian. He is remembered above all for Strong’s Concordance, a landmark Bible reference work that remained influential long after his death.
He studied at Wesleyan University and went on to a long career in education and theological scholarship. Over the years he taught and wrote extensively, and he also worked on large reference projects, including the Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature.
He died on August 7, 1894. His name is still widely recognized by readers, ministers, and students who use the numbering system and concordance that grew out of his work.