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I took a little time away to think. And then I had one of those mad-scientist ideas.

More than just the Authorized Version

I decided to take a logical step in my AI endeavors and generated something new (and free) for the site. It was meant to be an experiment, but instead it's kind of an experiment that grew legs. I looked at the way bible translation committees operate, and decided to build several systems to replicate this process in a junior way. The result is the Anselm Project Bible (APB).

The APB was made by feeding the Hebrew Old Testament and the Greek New Testament into the API of a few AIs, and then having the AIs generate several possibilities for translations. A separate judge AI made the final call. For more complicated passages, I got more possible translations. I did not go verse-by-verse through this system. I instead went pericope-by-pericope for the sake of keeping the context of each passage with the AI.

So, instead of direct chapter and verse, I decided to keep the bible in pericope form for a different kind of navigation. You can click on any verse to see the details, or selecting reading mode to have the chapter and verse numbers removed for a more natural reading.

There's a link to the Anselm Project Bible on the navigation bar at the top. It's completely free; no login needed.

The results are in, and I'm overly shocked at how accurate it is. I've been filling in the data with morphologies, parallel passages, and providing access to the variation translations the AI came up with. It's taken over 120,000,000 tokens of AI to process it to this point, but the translation is largely finished with proper morphologies information in place.

The APB is now the default version when selecting texts. You can also select entire pericopes from Bible and generate a report directly.

iPhone and Android Versions

These are delayed. I was working with a virtual Mac for awhile, and it is quite miserable. I'm a PC guy - I don't own a Mac, and getting the iPhone version up and running is proving more annoying than expect. The Test Flight version actually worked quite well, though.

Fixes

The site was down for a while, and unfortunately, I didn't notice. Not good. But, I got it back up and running and it is smooth.

God bless, everyone.

You would think that writing a bible application would be easy, but it's the behind the scenes work where things can get complicated.

iPhone and Android

I have an app in testing right now that is 90% ready to launch. It's a simple app, but it is snappy and lightweight, barely taking up any space on the device. It'll also allow for offline reading of reports, just in case you lose connection.

I expect that to launch in the next two weeks.

Fixes

I'm currently working on getting the packages to be far more usable and far less redundant. If you were to select a large, dense passage for study, Anselm handled it wonderfully. However, in many cases (far more than I wanted), Anselm would begin repeating itself unnecessarily.

To call that frustrating was an understatement. So, I've gone back to the drawing board to sure up every package, and I'm pleased with the results. But, it means I took some of the packages offline until I was confident that it was not just publishing nonsense.

More than just the Authorized Version

There's more to an AI engine than just the costs of an AI. Because I want to do this right and ethically, right now, Anselm currently only allows for the selection of bibles that it has use-agreements with. That means that only the King James Version was available to use since there is no single entity that licenses its use.

However, I am currently working on agreements with other bible publishers to get a few modern translations online and ethically for use with Anselm. One agreement is eminent, so stayed tuned, because it will become the default. It's exciting for me, because I've done my own translation comparisons against this version for over a decade now. It's a well-known literal (as opposed to idiomatic) bible translation.

Thanks for Your Patience

I took some time off of developing Anselm to spend some more quality Summer vacation time with my family. Of course, I had to come back and re-learn a lot, but things have been going well. I have another idea I would like to incorporate that might be a bit of a game changer for a new feature.

God bless, everyone.

After months of work, I'm excited to release Version 2.0 of The Anselm Project. This has been a complete rebuild - new design, new report system, everything.

What's Different

• New Look - Redesigned the whole site from scratch. Much cleaner. I hope you like the way it looks.
• Better Reports - Completely rewrote how reports are generated. They generate much faster, and they're more helpful and tailored.

• Nicer to Use - I tried to keep the process as simple as it always was.

• Eight Specialized Packages - Instead of the one-size-fits-all approach from Version 1, each time you generate a report you can select any of eight packages designed for specific ministry contexts:

• Sermon Preparation - Homiletical analysis with sermon structure, illustrations, and delivery guidance
• Academic Study - Original language analysis, textual criticism, and scholarly insights
• Personal Bible Study - Individual spiritual growth materials with reflection questions and applications
• Small Groups - Discussion frameworks, community building, and group study guidance
• Youth Ministry - Teaching materials with contemporary connections for teenagers
• Children's Ministry - Creative teaching ideas, stories, and activities for elementary ages
• Evangelism & Apologetics - Gospel presentation strategies and faith defense materials
• Worship Planning - Service design, music selection, and congregational engagement resources

Theological Background was Removed from Generation

The AI was making some... let's just say, interesting choices in generating content. I might have been taxing the AI too hard, but until I can guarantee it works well, I can't ethically use it.

Why?

Version 1 worked, but in making it I learn so much. I knew it could be so much better. So, I've spent the last few months rebuilding everything to make it actually useful for anyone who need solid biblical analysis without the fluff.

Thanks for Your Patience

I know some of you have been waiting for updates. This took way longer than I expected, but I think you'll see it was worth the time. Hope it helps with your ministry prep!