About

Scripture Study App is a digital tool to enrich the study of Scripture. It is provided by Calvin Theological Seminary for the benefit of the church.

Goals

• illumine both the particulars of a verse and the context of a passage
• promote the importance and use of Hebrew and Greek in exegesis
• harvest the rich fruits of biblical studies resources on the Web
• provide a free but high-quality tool for students, pastors, and all readers of Scripture
• present an interface that is intuitive and user-friendly
• further the innovation of the open source project from which this app is derived (see credits below) and further demonstrate the capabilities of web apps coded in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Key Features

• lexical definitions and cross-references
• morphological highlighting (currently Greek NT only)
• NET Bible Study Notes (courtesy of Bible.org)

Distinct Features

• integrated grammatical glossary
• filtered commentary and sermon searches using Google Custom Search
• integration with Google Docs

Credits

The Scripture Study App is adapted from the InScript Bible Browser, which was developed by John Dyer for the Digital Bible Society (DBS). This innovative project was generously released as open source by DBS for the good of the church and for the further innovation of other developers. Building on the foundation of this project, Calvin Theological Seminary designed various enhancements and features to provide an even richer study experience. These adaptations were developed by Rapid Development Group, which specializes in open source standards-based web applications.

We are grateful to John Dyer and DBS for their innovation and generosity, to Bible.org for their generosity in providing the study notes, and to Open Scriptures for the development of various key components of the original app.

Like the source from which it is adapted, the Scripture Study App is open source. You can find the code on GitHub.

About Calvin Seminary

Calvin Theological Seminary provides solid theological preparation for contemporary ministry around the world. We are committed to Reformed theology, academic excellence, formation for ministry, learning in community, and connecting with the church. Learn more about us and consider studying with us.