<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16632467</id><updated>2011-12-11T01:00:37.378-06:00</updated><title type='text'>The Grown-Up Story Bible</title><subtitle type='html'>A Simple Re-Format of the New Testament...            In Progress</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gusb.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16632467/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gusb.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Bill Heroman</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh4.googleusercontent.com/-lGZpO6Co8ec/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAW4/PdA6m2oMlrk/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>16</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16632467.post-112650212410673188</id><published>2005-12-31T00:12:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-01-20T16:22:53.928-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Dear Reader,</title><summary type='text'>THE BIBLE IS LITERATURE: a Story that got written down! While most Study Bibles mainly focus on Theme, or interpreting meanings in the text, The Grown-Up Story Bible is focused on People, Places, Seasons, Times and Events... the most important parts of any story!YOU CAN READ THIS BIBLE from cover to cover! It tells just One Story, from 9 BC on... The four Gospels are blended, as one. The Story of</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16632467/posts/default/112650212410673188'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16632467/posts/default/112650212410673188'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gusb.blogspot.com/2005/12/dear-reader.html' title='Dear Reader,'/><author><name>Bill Heroman</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh4.googleusercontent.com/-lGZpO6Co8ec/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAW4/PdA6m2oMlrk/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16632467.post-114693513341928661</id><published>2005-12-25T11:57:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-05-07T04:01:13.963-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Buy This Book!</title><summary type='text'>Now you can pre-order your very own genuine leather-bound First Edition of the Grown-Up Story Bible for a BARGAIN PRICE!!!The first down-payment of 40 thousand dollars is due when you place your order, with annual installments of 40 thousand dollars a year, until delivery.Delivery may take 5 to 10 years from the day of your order.Just call 817-602-2860! The Operator is standing by to complete </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16632467/posts/default/114693513341928661'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16632467/posts/default/114693513341928661'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gusb.blogspot.com/2005/12/buy-this-book.html' title='Buy This Book!'/><author><name>Bill Heroman</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh4.googleusercontent.com/-lGZpO6Co8ec/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAW4/PdA6m2oMlrk/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16632467.post-113020706393071668</id><published>2005-10-24T21:23:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-05-06T11:45:59.450-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Pictures</title><summary type='text'>Here's the cover: 8.5 x 5.5 inches wide!Click on each image to blow it up larger...And here's one of the three "Episodes" I've translated so far.  (The rest are "borrowed" text, so I can't publish them, online or otherwise... yet.)The whole thing is 400 pages, about the same size as most paperback novels... and the text is 8 point type, which is still bigger than most printed Bibles!If it were </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16632467/posts/default/113020706393071668'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16632467/posts/default/113020706393071668'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gusb.blogspot.com/2005/10/pictures.html' title='Pictures'/><author><name>Bill Heroman</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh4.googleusercontent.com/-lGZpO6Co8ec/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAW4/PdA6m2oMlrk/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16632467.post-113947048935308094</id><published>2005-10-14T01:07:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-02-09T02:06:40.366-06:00</updated><title type='text'>The Translating Project</title><summary type='text'>If I ever want to publish this book (even online) I have to translate it, too!Now, I had no desire to re-translate the Bible - that wasn't why I started this thing!!! But I did have four semesters of classical greek at LSU (and I've always thanked God that it was secular-ancient greek, and not religious-bible-school-greek! No offense to anyone out there, I just didn't want to get teaching and </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16632467/posts/default/113947048935308094'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16632467/posts/default/113947048935308094'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gusb.blogspot.com/2005/10/translating-project.html' title='The Translating Project'/><author><name>Bill Heroman</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh4.googleusercontent.com/-lGZpO6Co8ec/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAW4/PdA6m2oMlrk/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16632467.post-112872121421225636</id><published>2005-10-07T15:51:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-09-25T18:30:42.629-05:00</updated><title type='text'>About This Project</title><summary type='text'>One day I heard a man say the New Testament was out of order. He went on to explain how powerful and important the "total context" of scripture could be. Since that day, I wanted to hold a Bible in my hands like the one I describe in my Preface.Since Gene still hadn't finished his yet, I thought... why not go for it? (That was ten years ago!)In 1996, when I moved to Atlanta, I started retyping a </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16632467/posts/default/112872121421225636'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16632467/posts/default/112872121421225636'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gusb.blogspot.com/2005/10/about-this-project.html' title='About This Project'/><author><name>Bill Heroman</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh4.googleusercontent.com/-lGZpO6Co8ec/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAW4/PdA6m2oMlrk/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16632467.post-114699131016906034</id><published>2005-10-01T14:24:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-20T16:22:01.835-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Episode Three</title><summary type='text'>The Youth of John and Jesus4 BC to 27 ADIn Judea, John grew up and became spiritually strong.In Galilee, Jesus grew up and became spiritually strong. Jesus was filled with wisdom, and God was pleased with him.~~~!~~!~~~Every spring, Joseph and Mary went to Jerusalem for the Passover Festival.Jesus always stayed with family in Nazareth, because Joseph was afraid to take him there while Archelaus </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16632467/posts/default/114699131016906034'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16632467/posts/default/114699131016906034'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gusb.blogspot.com/2005/10/episode-three.html' title='Episode Three'/><author><name>Bill Heroman</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh4.googleusercontent.com/-lGZpO6Co8ec/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAW4/PdA6m2oMlrk/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16632467.post-112649889426796890</id><published>2005-07-08T23:19:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-05-06T11:34:33.950-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Episode Sixty-Eight</title><summary type='text'>Thessalonica, Berea, &amp; AthensWinter to Spring, 51 ADAfter passing through Amphipolis and Apollonia, and spending a night in each town, Paul and Silas walked all the way to Thessalonica[1].There was a Jewish Synagogue in Thessalonica. According to his custom, Paul went into their meeting.For three Sabbaths he dialogued with them by unrolling the scriptures, explaining and showing that the Christ </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16632467/posts/default/112649889426796890'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16632467/posts/default/112649889426796890'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gusb.blogspot.com/2005/07/episode-sixty-eight.html' title='Episode Sixty-Eight'/><author><name>Bill Heroman</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh4.googleusercontent.com/-lGZpO6Co8ec/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAW4/PdA6m2oMlrk/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16632467.post-112650077618231936</id><published>2005-05-17T23:50:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-10-02T23:48:30.543-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Episode Eighty-Six</title><summary type='text'>Letter to Philemonfrom Paul in Rome, Autumn 60 ADcarried on foot to Colosseby Tychicus and OnesimusSome time before Paul made it to Rome, three churches were born in cities near Ephesus: Colosse, Hieropolis, and Laodicea. Paul had never seen these churches, but he knew Epaphras--their founder--from his three-year period of ministry in Ephesus.This man, Epaphras (short for Epaphroditus), came all </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16632467/posts/default/112650077618231936'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16632467/posts/default/112650077618231936'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gusb.blogspot.com/2005/05/episode-eighty-six.html' title='Episode Eighty-Six'/><author><name>Bill Heroman</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh4.googleusercontent.com/-lGZpO6Co8ec/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAW4/PdA6m2oMlrk/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16632467.post-112650100116641730</id><published>2005-04-05T23:55:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-09-16T23:35:28.953-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Episode Ninety-Nine</title><summary type='text'>John’s Third LetterTo Gaius, the Galatian, apostle from DerbeFrom John, ‘the Elder’, apostle from GalileeProbably in Ephesus, after 70 ADAround this time, John and Gaius were each living and traveling around Asia, helping many churches. Some co-workers of Gaius were well received when they shared in one of John’s churches. John, in turn, sent a letter with some of his own disciples to encourage </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16632467/posts/default/112650100116641730'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16632467/posts/default/112650100116641730'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gusb.blogspot.com/2005/04/episode-ninety-nine.html' title='Episode Ninety-Nine'/><author><name>Bill Heroman</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh4.googleusercontent.com/-lGZpO6Co8ec/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAW4/PdA6m2oMlrk/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16632467.post-113946415182790602</id><published>2005-03-03T22:46:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-02-09T01:48:11.786-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Where's the other 97 Episodes???</title><summary type='text'>The actual "Preview Edition" has one-hundred Episodes. Three of them are posted. The other 97 cannot be posted yet.Why?Because I only translated three so far! The rest I stole! Now, legally, it's just my personal research project. It's not stealing unless I sell (the stolen text part) to someone. But I made just enough copies for myself and everyone who wanted to be part of my research team. (</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16632467/posts/default/113946415182790602'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16632467/posts/default/113946415182790602'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gusb.blogspot.com/2005/03/wheres-other-97-episodes.html' title='Where&apos;s the other 97 Episodes???'/><author><name>Bill Heroman</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh4.googleusercontent.com/-lGZpO6Co8ec/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAW4/PdA6m2oMlrk/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16632467.post-112650117056167430</id><published>2005-01-22T23:58:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-01-30T00:44:09.936-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Episodes 1 to 50</title><summary type='text'>PROLOGUE: In the Beginning…EP 1: Zechariah, Elizabeth &amp; Mary5 BCEP 2: Jesus’ Birth &amp; Early Life5 BC – 4 BCEP 3: The Youth of Jesus and John4 BC – 28 ADEP 4: The River and the DesertSum-Win 28 ADEP 5: Jesus Begins His MinistrySpring 29EP 6: Jesus Visits JudeaApr-May 29 ADEP 7: Jesus Visits SamariaSummer, 29 ADEP 8: Nazareth and GalileeSum-Aut, 29EP 9: Jesus Travels in GalileeWinter, 29-30EP 10: </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16632467/posts/default/112650117056167430'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16632467/posts/default/112650117056167430'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gusb.blogspot.com/2005/01/episodes-1-to-50.html' title='Episodes 1 to 50'/><author><name>Bill Heroman</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh4.googleusercontent.com/-lGZpO6Co8ec/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAW4/PdA6m2oMlrk/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16632467.post-112650186769361070</id><published>2005-01-20T00:04:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-01-30T00:44:30.436-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Episodes 51-100</title><summary type='text'>EP 51: The Church in Jerusalem is Born!May, 33 ADEP 52: Peter, John and the CouncilSpring, 33EP 53: All Things in CommonSpring, 33EP 54: The Apostles and GamalielSum, 33EP 55: Jews and GreeksAut, 33EP 56: Stephen is StonedAut, 33EP 57: The Church is ScatteredAut, 33EP 58: Saul Meets Jesus33-36EP 59: Peter’s VisionBetween 33 &amp; 36EP 60: Peter Defends His ActionsBetween 33 &amp; 36EP 61: The Church in </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16632467/posts/default/112650186769361070'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16632467/posts/default/112650186769361070'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gusb.blogspot.com/2005/01/episodes-51-100.html' title='Episodes 51-100'/><author><name>Bill Heroman</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh4.googleusercontent.com/-lGZpO6Co8ec/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAW4/PdA6m2oMlrk/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16632467.post-112650303865676371</id><published>2004-12-31T00:30:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-10-09T11:01:16.576-05:00</updated><title type='text'>timeline</title><summary type='text'>New Testament Timeline from 9 BC to beyond 70 AD9 BC Zechariah sees Gabriel8 BC Mary gets pregnant &amp; Elizabeth gives birth to John7 BC Mary gives birth to Jesus 6 BC Joseph, Mary &amp; Jesus live in Egypt5 BC Joseph, Mary &amp; Jesus live in Egypt4 BC King Herod the Great diesQuintus Varrus puts down a revolt and Herod's son Archelaus begins to rule Judea.3 BC2 BC1 BC1 AD2 AD3 AD4 AD5 AD6 AD Archelaus </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16632467/posts/default/112650303865676371'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16632467/posts/default/112650303865676371'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gusb.blogspot.com/2004/12/timeline.html' title='timeline'/><author><name>Bill Heroman</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh4.googleusercontent.com/-lGZpO6Co8ec/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAW4/PdA6m2oMlrk/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16632467.post-112650306282892677</id><published>2004-12-30T00:30:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-01-30T00:45:12.656-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Episode Index</title><summary type='text'>Part One Title: Mark 1:1Part One Intro: Luke 1:1-4PROLOGUE: John 1:1-18EPISODE 1: Luke 1:5-79EPISODE 2: Matt 1:18-25; Matt 2; Luke 2:1-39EPISODE 3: Luke 1:80; 2:40-52EPISODE 4: Matt 3; Matt 4:1-11; Mark 1:2-13; Luke 3:1-18,21-23a; 4:1-13;EPISODE 5: John 1:19-2:12EPISODE 6: John 2:13-3:36EPISODE 7: Matt 4:12; Luke 3:19-20; John 4:1-42EPISODE 8: Matt 4:13-22; Luke 4:14-30; John 4:43-54EPISODE 9: </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16632467/posts/default/112650306282892677'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16632467/posts/default/112650306282892677'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gusb.blogspot.com/2004/12/episode-index.html' title='Episode Index'/><author><name>Bill Heroman</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh4.googleusercontent.com/-lGZpO6Co8ec/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAW4/PdA6m2oMlrk/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16632467.post-112650308657130510</id><published>2004-12-29T00:31:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-01-30T00:46:03.453-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Scripture Index</title><summary type='text'>Complete Index of NT Scritpures in the GUSBTraditionally, Matthew is put first because of its strong thematic connection to the Old Testament. Mark comes in-between Matthew and Luke because its content is similar to both. Luke was written for a gentile audience, and traditionally comes third. Finally, John’s gospel has the most unique content, which is why it normally comes last. (If anyone chose</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16632467/posts/default/112650308657130510'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16632467/posts/default/112650308657130510'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gusb.blogspot.com/2004/12/scripture-index.html' title='Scripture Index'/><author><name>Bill Heroman</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh4.googleusercontent.com/-lGZpO6Co8ec/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAW4/PdA6m2oMlrk/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16632467.post-112693184337807560</id><published>2004-12-05T23:36:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-05-06T11:50:42.933-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Reader Comments</title><summary type='text'>POST A COMMENTRemember, Comments and Encouragement are almost as good as Diamonds, Rubies and $tacks of Ca$h! :)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gusb.blogspot.com/feeds/112693184337807560/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16632467&amp;postID=112693184337807560' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16632467/posts/default/112693184337807560'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16632467/posts/default/112693184337807560'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gusb.blogspot.com/2004/12/reader-comments.html' title='Reader Comments'/><author><name>Bill Heroman</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh4.googleusercontent.com/-lGZpO6Co8ec/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAW4/PdA6m2oMlrk/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry></feed>
