Knowledge base
Ask Bible retrieves answers from Scripture and classic public-domain works, not from sermons or blogs. Below is the catalog of sources in our knowledge base, with links to read each work at its original library.
11 sources
Bible commentary
Matthew Henry
Whole-Bible concise commentary from the classic Protestant tradition.
Bible commentary
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, and David Brown
Verse-oriented critical and explanatory notes across the canon.
Theology
John Gill
Baptist systematic and practical theology grounded in Scripture.
Creeds (history)
Philip Schaff
Historical survey of the creeds of Christendom.
Creeds & confessions
Philip Schaff
Greek and Latin creed texts and related documents.
Creeds & confessions
Philip Schaff
Evangelical Protestant confessions and creeds.
Theology
Charles Hodge
Princeton theology: introduction and theology proper.
Church fathers
Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson (eds.)
Apostolic Fathers, Justin Martyr, and Irenaeus.
Church fathers
Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson (eds.)
Latin Christianity, chiefly Tertullian.
Church history
Philip Schaff
Apostolic Christianity (A.D. 1–100).
Church history
Philip Schaff / David S. Schaff
The Middle Ages (A.D. 1294–1517).
18 sources
Bible commentary
Martin Luther
Luther’s exposition on Genesis concerning sin and the flood (Project Gutenberg).
Bible commentary
William Alexander
Expository commentary on the Johannine epistles from the Expositor’s Bible series.
Bible commentary
G. G. Findlay
Expository commentary on Ephesians from the Expositor’s Bible series.
Bible commentary
Alexander Maclaren
Maclaren’s expositions covering 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, Colossians, the Thessalonian letters, and 1 Timothy.
Bible commentary
Martin Luther (tr. Theodore Graebner)
Luther’s classic 1535 commentary on Galatians.
Biblical studies
E. Walter Maunder
Historical study of astronomical references and imagery in Scripture.
Theology
Martin Luther (tr. Johann Michael Reu)
Luther’s 1520 treatise on faith and good works.
Bible commentary
Charles R. Erdman
Chapter-by-chapter exposition of the Gospel of Luke.
Bible commentary
Robert F. Horton
Expository commentary on Proverbs from the Expositor’s Bible series.
Bible commentary
F. W. Farrar
Historical and theological exposition of Daniel from the Expositor’s Bible series.
Bible commentary
Robert A. Watson
Exposition of Job on suffering, faith, and divine justice (Expositor’s Bible).
Bible commentary
George Adam Smith
Commentary on the later Minor Prophets (Zephaniah through Jonah) from the Expositor’s Bible series.
Bible commentary
C. J. Ball
Exposition of Jeremiah with a sketch of the prophet’s life and times.
Bible commentary
Robert A. Watson
Expository commentary on Judges and Ruth from the Expositor’s Bible series.
Bible commentary
Walter F. Adeney
Exposition of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther from the Expositor’s Bible series.
Church history
J. H. Kurtz (tr. John Macpherson)
Three-volume textbook survey of church history from the apostolic age onward.
Apologetics
Blaise Pascal (intro. T. S. Eliot)
Pascal’s unfinished apology for Christian faith: fragments on reason, wager, and the human condition.
Apologetics
William Paley
Classic historical argument for the credibility of the Gospel witnesses and the Christian miracles.
2 sources
Scripture
Public domain translation (1611 / 1769 tradition)
Primary public-domain English Bible text used in the Ask Bible knowledge base for Scripture grounding.
Scripture
Bible Hub / Berean Bible
Public-domain English Bible text kept in the knowledge base as a secondary Scripture source.
1 source
Cross-references
OpenBible.info / Treasury of Scripture Knowledge tradition
Cross-reference data (CC BY) enriching Bible chapter chunks with related passages.