Old Testament
The number of books in the 1st Testament
39
By measure of words & verses, this synoptic book is the longest in the New Testament
Luke
Liberator and leader of the children of Israel, Moses, wrote this psalm, the oldest of them all and the 1st sacred hymn ever written
Psalm 90
This runaway African founded the Second Baptist Church in 1856
Rev. William Norman
The word "deacon" is derived from this Greek word meaning "servant"
Diakoneo
Derived from the Greek words "Teukhos" & "Pente", it is the term for the 1st five booksk of the Bible
Pentateuch
More commonly known as Schistocerca Gregaria, the most dangerous variety of these were what John ate while in the desert.
Locusts
"Let everything have breath..."
"...Praise The Lord"
Psalm 150
The number of pastors Second Baptist has had over 167 years
31
"Nomimótita" is the word used for "righteousness" in the Bible. Translated it means this:
Justice
We know them as Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego, but their actual Hebrew names are...
Hananiah, Mishael & Azariah
The largest and most powerful empire in the world at the time, this was the empire that was in rule during the life, death & resurrection of Jesus
Roman
“Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”) is Jesus quoting directly from this Psalm
Psalm 22
The mission statement of the church (with scripture)
"To change lives for the better through the preaching, teaching and living of the Gospel of Jesus Christ"
Matthew 28:19-20
this is the number of empires in rule throughout the biblical text
5
Egyptian, Babylonian, Persian, Greek, Roman
This word, prevalent in the Old Testament, means "prevails with God".
Israel
Across the Adriatic Sea, this is the island that Paul was shipwrecked on
Malta
Psalm 117 is the shortest psalm with only 2 verses, and this one is the longest with 176
Psalm 119
The oldest male member of Second Baptist Church
Gary Phifer
This is Egyptian slur that means "no nation" is how the children got the name "Hebrew"
Habiru
These three languages comprise the modes of communication in the Old Testament; nifty nugget for attempting to interpret the meaning of the biblical text
Koine Greek, Hebrew & Aramaic
Co-laborer in Colossae and friend of the apostle Paul, his name is only mentioned in the book that is named after him
Philemon
This Hebrew word of the Psalms is translated to mean “Book of Praises” or “Bible within the Bible” because it covers all the major themes of the Bible story
Tehillim
This president sent an executive order to allow African Americans to vote unencumbered in response to legislation organized and drafted at Second Baptist Church (90 years before the voting rights act passed
Ulysses S. Grant
The city that Jesus was born in
Bethelem