About Berean.ai

Berean.ai exists to encourage people to read, study, and think carefully about the Bible, and through it, to know God.

The project began in 2022 as a simple search experience paired with a custom fine-tuned model. Over time, it grew as people brought not only Bible questions, but also theological questions and real-life questions shaped by faith. Today, Berean.ai has answered millions of questions and has evolved into two distinct modes: Classic Q&A for direct biblical and life questions, and Scholar Mode for deeper academic research and study.

The name Berean comes from Acts 17:11. The Bereans were commended because they received the message eagerly and examined the Scriptures daily to see whether what they were hearing was true. That spirit is central to this site.

I have been studying Scripture for over 25 years. I am a member of Thomas Road Baptist Church, a Teaching Leader with Bible Study Fellowship (BSF), and lead college men's groups focused on biblical literacy and discipleship. I am also an author of books, podcasts, music, and videos on theology and the Christian life. Berean.ai grew out of wanting to build the tool I wished I had for my own study.

Berean.ai is grounded in the Reformed theological tradition, drawing from the Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms, the Five Solas of the Reformation, and the teaching of theologians like John Calvin, John Owen, Charles Spurgeon, and Jonathan Edwards. Every answer is rooted in the conviction that Scripture alone is the final authority and the inspired, inerrant Word of God.

Scholar Mode is powered by a curated knowledge base of over two million indexed scholarly passages, including Greek and Hebrew lexicons, Bible translations, morphological data, commentaries from more than fifteen theological traditions (Reformed, Catholic, Orthodox, Jewish, Patristic, and others), the Babylonian Talmud, Mishnah, Aquinas, Josephus, the church fathers, Dead Sea Scrolls, and historic creeds and confessions. It is designed as an impartial academic research tool. Scholar Mode does not take sides or offer opinions. It presents what each tradition teaches, cites its sources, and lets the reader draw their own conclusions. Answers are generated using retrieval-augmented generation, which means the AI searches this scholarly library first, then constructs its response from real primary sources with citations. This is not an AI making things up; it is an AI grounded in the actual texts of the Christian tradition.

Berean.ai is meant to be a tool that helps people ask honest questions, explore Scripture, and grow in biblical understanding. But it is not a replacement for reading the Bible itself, and it is not above correction. Like any teacher, commentary, sermon, or tool, Berean.ai should be tested against Scripture.

The Word of God is the final authority and the final truth. Our hope is that Berean.ai helps direct people back to Scripture with greater hunger, greater care, and greater confidence.

Berean.ai does cost money to build, maintain, and operate. Even so, I view it as a ministry first. The goal is not simply to build a product, but to create something genuinely useful that encourages people to engage more deeply with Scripture.

Last updated: May 2026