James Strong (1822–1894) was an American biblical scholar and Methodist minister, best known for compiling Strong's Concordance. He devoted himself to the study of biblical words and to indexing the text of Scripture; his concordance arranges key words of the Bible in a numbered system, making it easy for readers to trace the original meanings of words and the passages in which they occur, and it remains a commonly used reference work for Bible study in the English-speaking world. The library also holds his Greek in a Nutshell, which, judging by its title and brevity, is a concise introductory Greek primer for beginners, reflecting his aim of simplifying classical-language knowledge for ordinary readers. Public information on the details of his life is limited; his influence lies mainly in the compilation of reference works and in the practical style of his language-teaching writings.
