BibleCosmos

About This App

A personal study companion for the whole of Scripture

"For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope." — Romans 15:4

What's Here

Ways to Explore Scripture

📜  Bible Reader Complete KJV

The complete King James Bible — 66 books, 1,189 chapters, 31,102 verses. Verse highlighting in five colours, personal bookmarks with topics and notes, and full-text search across the entire Bible.

📖  Stories Narrative Studies

Guided narrative studies tracing the great threads of Scripture — from Genesis to Revelation — each centred on the person of Jesus Christ.

🗺️  Journeys Interactive Maps

The great movements of Scripture brought to life on real interactive maps — archaeological GPS coordinates, scroll-synced narrative, and the Word of God as your guide. All five journeys are live: Abraham, David, the Exodus, the Life of Jesus, and Paul's Missionary Journeys.

✝️  Sermons Pastoral Preaching

Sermons on the great themes of the Christian life — grief and hope, doubt and faith, anxiety and peace — grounded in Scripture and written for the heart.

✦  Gallery Biblical Artwork

Explore Scripture through sacred art — beginning with Gustave Doré's extraordinary 1866 engravings, the most celebrated visual Bible ever produced. Browse 224 illustrations with search and filter.

🎨  Living Bible Gallery Doré & Chambers, 1880

The complete 1880 Cassell edition of The Bible Gallery — Doré's engravings paired with Talbot W. Chambers' original scholarly letter-press, restored as an immersive reading experience.

How to Use

Getting the Most from BibleCosmos

☆  Bookmarking a Verse

Open any Bible book and click the star (☆) next to a verse to save a bookmark. Add a topic and an optional note. The star fills gold (★) to confirm it is saved. Click the filled star again to remove the bookmark instantly.

🎨  Highlighting a Verse

Select a colour from the palette in the toolbar, then click any verse to apply it. Click the eraser to remove a highlight. Your highlights are saved automatically and persist between sessions.

🔍  Searching the Bible

Type any word or phrase into the search box in the Bible toolbar. Results draw from all 31,102 verses simultaneously. Click any result to jump directly to that verse.

📖  Continue Reading

Your reading position is saved automatically every time you open a book or change chapter. The Continue Reading entry in the left panel — just above the book list — shows your last position and lets you return to it with one tap.

🗂️  Bookmark Library

Tap the Bookmarks button in the Bible toolbar to view all your saved bookmarks. Filter by topic, navigate to any bookmark, or remove individual entries with the × button.

☰  Navigation

The left navigation panel provides access to all content. Tap the hamburger menu to open or close it. When reading a story, sermon, or journey, the panel shows a section outline — tap any entry to jump directly to that section.

⚙️  Settings

Font size and artwork mode (original engraving or AI-colourised) are available at the bottom of the left navigation panel. Changes apply immediately across all content.

Credits

Sources & Technologies

Bible Text

King James Version, 1769 Cambridge Edition — public domain

Typography

Cinzel via Google Fonts · Palatino system serif for body text

Journey Maps

MapLibre GL JS · PMTiles vector tile archive · Archaeological GPS coordinates (WGS84)

Artwork

Gustave Doré engravings (Wikimedia Commons / Internet Archive) · AI colourisation via Grok Imagine

Architecture

Fully static — vanilla HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. No framework, no build step, no login required.

Storage

Highlights, bookmarks, and reading position saved in browser localStorage — private to your device.

Contact

Feedback & Questions

BibleCosmos is built for the glory of God and the benefit of anyone who wants to study Scripture more deeply. Feedback, corrections, and suggestions are genuinely welcome.

Reach out by email at desertskyward@proton.me. Whether you have a question about the content, a bug to report, or simply want to share how BibleCosmos has helped your study of Scripture — every message is read and appreciated.
BibleCosmos collects no personal data. Your reading progress, notes, and highlights are stored only in your own Google Drive.

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Soli Deo Gloria

"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."

— Psalm 119:105