Author(s): Dan Kramer

Abstract: This article details the findings of a preliminary trial of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to check a simplified version of an English biblical text against a published version of an English biblical text that is on the same reading level. In the trial, the Children’s Bible, a simplified English text that was developed by the Our Daily Bread Ministries Literacy Program, was checked against an easy-to-read New International Reader’s Version of the Bible (NIrV). The two texts were compared according to Accuracy, Clarity, and Naturalness, and were also evaluated on the degree to which the texts displayed similar transfer of meaning with regard to theological aspects. Findings revealed that an AI system (chatGPT) could provide a fast and efficient manner of evaluating the texts according to all aspects (Accuracy, Clarity, and Naturalness). When using AI as a preliminary text checking tool, human consultants could pinpoint areas where any corrections or other textual modifications might be necessary and, in discussion with a partner or larger group, determine the necessary corrections. When published, the Children’s Bible will be used by the Our Daily Bread Ministries Literacy Program. It will also serve as a freely available source text for Bible translation into indigenous languages by translators who have a working knowledge of English, but who do not have access to the Bible’s original languages of Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek.

DOI: 10.22271/27891607.2025.v5.i2e.359

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