• The complete King James Version of the Bible (can be viewed separately, or parallel with the NLT)

• Praise and Worship Bible notes and Whole Bible Commentary notes.

• New virtual tours of present-day Jerusalem, Galilee, and the Dead Sea region, with dozens of video clips embedded in the virtual tour

• New animations, including the Birth of Jesus, the Baptism of Jesus, the Crucifixion, and more

• My Study Center—a unique Bible study resource that allows you to export animations and virtual tours to other programs, copy photos and screen captures, conduct advanced searches, and more.

• 1,000 small-group discussion questions linked to every chapter in the Bible

• New articles on theology and Christian history

• Over 250 new photos

• iLumina Gold brings you deep into the heart of Scripture. You can search and read the entire Bible text—the NLT and KJV—separately or side-by-side. Photos and virtual animations related to each chapter of the Bible appear on the screen as you read. The Bible will come alive with Bible Story Animations, such as the powerful Crucifixion and Resurrection. Right click on any word to find the definition, read a fascinating Life Application study note or link to devotionals to learn how God’s word applies to YOUR life.

• iLumina Gold makes it easy for teachers and small group leaders to plan lessons. Its cutting-edge export features allow you to choose from any of the Bible study lessons, charts, and over 1,000 discussion questions from any book in the Bible to use in a presentation or to print as handouts.

• iLumina Gold has everything you need to understand the Bible in whole new ways—character profiles, Bible themes, cross-references, commentary notes. Watch cutting-edge virtual animations of a Bible story take place before your very eyes.

• Travel through history with iLumina Gold’s comprehensive timeline. At the click of a mouse, you can surf through all human history.

• When you see something that interests you, stop for more information, such as details about the people involved, politics, culture, religion, and philosophy. And see how the Bible relates to modern technology, world power, different cultures, and other world religions—in the Middle East and beyond. Time Travel gives you a fascinating, interactive overview of history, from creation to the 21st century.

• My Study Center is the latest research tool that pools all the resources of iLumina Gold and makes them available at your fingertips. Conduct an in-depth search by typing in the topic you’re researching. ILumina Gold is so powerful it will gather all the related Scripture, encyclopedia articles, animations, photos, maps, and videos in seconds. No more spending hours digging for information.

• When you find what you’re looking for take a snapshot of the desired graphic, and save it in the snapshots folder. Then, simply load the snapshots and export the images to whatever program you’re using.

• It’s the ultimate research tool at the click of a mouse—search it, save it, export it, study it, and teach it to others.

• Explore thousands of multimedia encyclopedia articles of Christian history, the Deuterocanonical Books, hymns, theology, a Bible dictionary, and hot topics. Plus, find hundreds of people profiles, maps, pictures, and a whole reference library of books from leading Bible scholars. If you’re a student, you can print them out to use for lessons and projects!

• Access the Encyclopedia to discover amazing insights about today's world and the world of the Bible. Find connections between the two worlds as you delve into the Encyclopedia and its many links. Use the search command to immediately find the fact you need. Or, simply click around to explore the Encyclopedia's over 8,000 informative articles, which each link to hundreds of photos and maps.

• iLumina offers articles about specialized topics, such as Wisdom for Living, People of the Bible, and People in Christian History. Everyone—kids and adults, students and teachers—will benefit from this comprehensive resource.

• In the Media Center, you can immediately access any of iLumina Gold's Animated Bible stories, Bible Charts, Maps and Atlas, Virtual-Reality Tours (VR), Points in Time, Photos, and now its Guided Media Tours!

• Would you like to do some sightseeing and view 25 important Bible sites up close? Guided Media Tours let you explore the Holy Land. Travel through the life of Jesus—from his birth in Bethlehem, youth in Nazareth, ministry in Galilee to his death and resurrection in Jerusalem.

• At any point in your guided tour a renowned Holy Land archaeologist and other experts are ready to come along on your expedition. They will explain the historical significance of each site and give you insights into the importance and application of biblical truths and events. At the end of each video you will be introduced to the next location in the Guided Tour and be taken there automatically.

• Take a Virtual Reality (VR) Tour of Jerusalem, the Temple, or the Tabernacle. Get a bird’s eye view from the Atlas and then zoom in on the area of interest. Look at hundreds of photos. Watch the animated Bible stories. Explore virtual-reality Points in Time. It’s all at your fingertips in the Media Center!

• At certain points, you can actually step into the action in the animated stories and watch the even happen before your eyes! For example, you can stand with David as he prepares to slay Goliath. It’s as if you’re walking right onto the set of a re-created Bible story. You control the action: Look right, left, up, or down as you move through this VR moment to feel like you’re in the middle of the story.

• This handy reference book gives users a chance to discover the full scope of iLumina’s features and hidden secrets. Secrets of iLumina will help facilitate seamless, efficient navigation of the software series and explain how to download small group curriculum and export animations and images to project on the big screen as teaching aids.

• Secret: In the “Angel Descends from Heaven” Point in Time, you see four Roman soldiers terrified by this celestial being. Click on the second one from the right to get an up-close look at the garb of Roman soldiers.