import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.type.TypeReference;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 
...
 
@Value("classpath:/strings.json")
private Resource jsonFile;
 
@Autowired
private ObjectMapper mapper;
 
...
 
List<String> listOfStrings = Arrays.asList(
  mapper.readValue(jsonFile.getInputStream(), String[].class)
);