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Fabio Jonathan Arifin
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Fact sheet
- App
- Protos: Bible Study Commentary
- What it is
- Protos is a Bible study app that attaches historical context, published commentary and original-language definitions to the verse you are already reading.
- Price
- Free to use. Protos Premium is 5.99 USD per month in the US, with weekly and annual plans also offered. Prices vary by country and all subscriptions are handled through the App Store.
- Platforms
- iPhone, iOS 15.1 or later, compatible Mac and Apple Vision devices, and Android through Google Play.
- Release date
- November 7, 2025
- Developer
- Fabio Jonathan Arifin, Portland, Oregon
- Links
- App Store · protos-app.com · Free study tools
About Protos
Protos is a Bible study app that attaches historical context, published commentary and original-language definitions to the verse you are already reading.
Most people who stop reading the Bible do not stop because they lack discipline. They stop because they do not understand what they are reading, and nobody ever taught them how. Protos is built for that reader: a beginner moving toward leading a small group, rather than a scholar. It is not a research suite and it is not a devotional feed.
The app puts the missing context on the verse itself. Open a chapter and the historical setting of the book is there: who wrote it, when, and what they were dealing with. Tap a word and its Hebrew or Greek definition opens without leaving the passage. Tap a name and a dictionary entry explains who that was. The study questions change depending on whether you are reading a psalm, a letter or a narrative.
Every definition and note was written by a scholar and published in a reference work, credited on the page it appears on: Tyndale Open Study Notes and Jamieson-Fausset-Brown for the commentary, Tyndale House via STEPBible along with Hastings', Easton's and Smith's for the dictionary, and TBESH and Abbott-Smith for Hebrew and Greek. The same 1,129 dictionary entries and 66 book commentaries are readable free on the web, with no account.
“Great app for diving into Scripture wherever you are. It makes it easy and convenient to study on the go.”
“Been using Protos for months now. Protos is an amazing Bible study app for anyone who wants to grow deeper in God's Word. I love how it helps me understand Scripture beyond simply reading the verses, providing helpful historical context, commentary, and insights into the original Hebrew and Greek. The resources make it easier to engage with the Bible and grow in understanding.”
Key features
- Every verse carries the historical setting of the book it sits in, so a reader knows who wrote it, when, and what they were dealing with.
- Commentary from Tyndale Open Study Notes and Jamieson-Fausset-Brown, and entity articles from Tyndale House, sit beside the text rather than in a separate app.
- Any word can be opened to its Hebrew or Greek definition without leaving the verse.
- A Bible dictionary of 1,129 entries covers the people, places and terms the text assumes you already know.
- Guided study questions adapt to the genre of what is being read, since a psalm and a letter are not read the same way.
- Every explanation and note names the published work it came from.
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About the developer
Protos is built by Fabio Jonathan Arifin, a Portland Bible College graduate who has spent years teaching in local churches. "People often think they have a discipline problem because they struggle to read the Bible for more than a few minutes, while they can watch movies for hours. It may not be an attention-span problem so much as an immersion problem: when you understand the story, the people, the world, and what is happening, two hours can disappear. But when you do not understand what you are reading, even ten minutes can feel like work. So you skim past the words and jump straight to what the passage means for you before you have listened to what God is saying through the text, the story, and the voice of the writer. It happens so often that theology has a name for it: eisegesis." Protos helps you close that gap so you can stop skimming and start getting immersed in the world of the Bible.
Contact
Fabio Jonathan Arifin
[email protected]
A real address, read by the person who built the app. Questions on deadline get answered.