James Strong (theologian)
James Strong was an American Methodist biblical scholar and educator, and the creator of Strongs Concordance.
Strong was born in New York City and graduated, in 1844, as valedictorian from Wesleyan University. Subsequently, he was mayor of his home town on Long Island. Later, having settled in Flushing, New York, he pursued biblical studies, held various local offices, and organized, built, and was the president of the Flushing railroad. In 1856 Wesleyan University granted him the degree of Doctor of Divinity . From 1858 until 1861, Strong was both Acting President and Professor of Biblical Literature at Troy University . In 1868 he became Professor of Exegetical Theology at Drew Theological Seminary, where he remained for twentyseven years. In 1881 Wesleyan honored Strong with the degree of Doctor of Laws . He died at Round Lake, New York in 1894.
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