decanon is a critical study companion to the 66 books of the Protestant Bible. Every book is broken into short, readable sections and annotated with what mainstream academic biblical scholarship has documented — contradictions, historical context, archaeology, ethics, and more.
Every annotation includes a specific verse citation so any claim can be verified in any Bible translation.
No — decanon is a companion to the Bible, not a Bible reader. It assumes you have access to a Bible (printed, web, or another app). Every section in decanon includes specific verse references so you can read the passage in your preferred translation.
The content draws on mainstream academic biblical scholarship. Key sources include the work of Bart D. Ehrman (UNC Chapel Hill), Richard Elliott Friedman (UC San Diego), Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman, and standard reference works in the academic study of religion — the Documentary Hypothesis, historical-critical method, and the archaeology of the ancient Near East. The same material is taught in undergraduate religion courses at universities including Yale, Harvard, and UNC.
No. decanon presents what academic biblical scholarship has documented about the texts of the Bible. It neither endorses nor attacks any religion. The app is appropriate for religious-studies students, comparative-religion enthusiasts, and reflective readers of any background — including practicing religious readers interested in critical scholarship.
References point to the standard Protestant canon and can be looked up in any translation. Where a translation choice is itself the subject of scholarship (e.g., Isaiah 7:14 almah), decanon notes the underlying Hebrew or Greek and the competing translations.
No. decanon is fully offline. No account, no sign-in, no tracking, no analytics, no ads. Your reading history stays on your device. See the privacy policy for the full statement.
The current version covers the 66-book Protestant canon. Future updates may add deuterocanonical books (which Catholic and Orthodox Bibles include) and the Tanakh (Jewish ordering and naming). If you'd like a specific edition, write in.
Email omar.decanon@gmail.com. Corrections are taken seriously — every claim in decanon ties to a verse, so if something is misattributed or misread, please point it out.
iOS handles this. Long-press your Home Screen wallpaper, tap "Customize," then choose Light, Dark, or Tinted. decanon ships with all three appearances and the right one is picked automatically.
General questions, content corrections, accessibility feedback, or press:
omar.decanon@gmail.com