Gamaliel is a free AI-powered Bible study companion for the moment a verse sparks more questions than you can chase on your own. Ask about a passage, chapter, or theme and it answers from Scripture, with the text itself kept in view.^1
The study goes beyond a single answer. Readers can explore the historical, cultural, and linguistic context behind a passage, study Greek and Hebrew word meanings, compare how different Christian traditions have understood a text, and apply Scripture to work, family, doubt, and decisions.^2 That makes it a working tool for pastors preparing sermons and small group leaders as well as for personal reading.^2 In the apps, readers can also read the Bible in multiple translations and ask questions about specific verses in context.^3
To make the AI auditable, Lew Cirne open-sourced the prompts and theological guidelines on GitHub under the MIT license.^4 Mandatory guardrails affirm the Nicene Creed and the authority of Scripture, and reject errors such as universalism and the prosperity gospel.^5 Within those boundaries, readers can choose a theological perspective, including Anglican, Baptist, Catholic, Charismatic, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran, Reformed, and Wesleyan.^1
Cirne, who founded Wily Technology and later New Relic, built Gamaliel to solve his own problem: "How can I instantly find trustworthy answers to my specific questions when reading the Bible?"^1 He named it after the rabbi who mentored the Apostle Paul, and he frames it as a study partner for curious seekers and lifelong believers.^1 Gamaliel now sits in LKC Studios, Cirne's incubator for his software projects, which describes it as a scripture-first Bible reader that is free and private.^6 The App Store listing says Gamaliel is funded entirely by the Beloved in Christ Foundation, the foundation Cirne co-founded with his wife Kirsten.^3
Cirne discussed the project in a mainstage interview at the 2026 Missional AI Summit.^7 Gamaliel is free, with no signup and no ads, on the web, Google Play, and the App Store.^1^3
