What's new in Lumenology

The latest features, improvements, and resources for deeper Bible study.

July 2026

Study

Ask about any passage right from the reader

Send selected verses to Research Assistant as visible context, or get a careful explanation in one tap.

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  • Ask attaches the selected passage to a new question so the verses stay visible while you write.
  • Explain starts a cited response focused on the passage’s literary, historical, and canonical context.
  • The passage card stays with the question in your study history, making the conversation easy to follow later.
Study

Search across your whole Study workspace

Find Scripture, Library resources, and earlier studies together from one search.

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  • Open search with Command-K and enter a passage, topic, author, book, or question.
  • Library matches take you to the relevant chapter or entry, while Scripture search remains available at the top.
  • Matches from your saved studies reopen the conversation in its Bible passage context.
Study

Read commentary alongside Scripture

Choose a commentary once and keep it aligned with the Bible passage you are reading in Study.

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  • The new Commentary tab follows the open book and chapter as you move through Scripture.
  • Choose from the commentaries, study notes, cross-references, and word studies available for the current passage.
  • Selecting verses moves Commentary to the relevant note immediately.
Library

Explore Greek and Hebrew dictionaries in Library

Search full original-language dictionary entries, then move directly between a word’s meaning in context and its complete reference article.

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  • Library now includes the United Bible Societies Dictionary of New Testament Greek and Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew.
  • Each entry brings together definitions, alternative meanings, dictionary classifications, and linked passage examples while excluding editorial comments.
  • Word Study stays focused on the current passage and links to the complete Library entry when you want the underlying reference material.
Study

Research across Library and Web automatically

Auto sources choose and combine the strongest evidence for each question, while Library-only and Web-only controls remain available.

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  • Research Assistant can now combine curated Library books with trusted Web research in one cited answer.
  • It matches the source to the claim—such as Library primary texts for historical authors, verified linguistic data for biblical words, and Web scholarship for current research.
  • If one source channel is unavailable, Auto can use the other and explain any limitation that affects the answer.
Library

Introducing Library (beta)

Choose the books and resources that help ground an AI answer, then follow its citations back to what those sources actually say.

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  • The first shelves bring together Christian classics, Bible commentaries, study notes, a Bible dictionary, cross-references, word studies, and concise theology essays.
  • You can ask the Research Assistant to use Library sources, search the collection yourself, and open a citation at the relevant chapter without leaving Study.
  • This is a beta, and we are still improving how sources are found and used. Over time, we hope to work with publishers where it makes sense and grow Library into an exceptionally helpful companion for studying the Bible.

April 2026

Study

See how a biblical word is translated

Word Study now shows the range of English translations used for a Greek or Hebrew word across Scripture.

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  • A new visual translation ring makes common renderings easy to spot while keeping less common choices available to explore.
  • Word Study also puts meaning in the current passage first, with Strong’s and lexical information close by when you want to go deeper.
Study

Read the original language beside the passage

The new Interlinear view lines up the biblical text with its Greek or Hebrew words and grammatical details.

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  • Open Interlinear from Study without leaving the passage you are reading.
  • Select a word to examine its form, meaning, and morphology in context—no separate reference window required.

March 2026

Study

A better home for your study notes

Keep your own observations—and the Research Assistant answers worth saving—together in Notes.

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  • Useful answers can be moved into a note, edited in your own words, and kept alongside the passage that prompted them.
  • The refreshed Notes experience improves autosaving, syncing, and writing on smaller screens.

January 2026

Study

Compare Bible translations side by side

Add another translation beside the one you are reading and compare wording without leaving the passage.

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  • Parallel view keeps both translations aligned as you read through the chapter.
  • It is designed for quick comparison when a phrase, word choice, or sentence structure catches your attention.