GCE Christian Religious Studies 1989 Question 20

Question 20

Discipleship

The 'mission of the seventy' signifies mission to

  1. A.The Gentiles
  2. B.Israel
  3. C.Judea
  4. D.Samaria
  5. E.The world.
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Answer: A (The Gentiles)

Explanation

Seventy was the traditional number of the Gentile nations (Genesis 10), so Luke's mission of the seventy points to taking the gospel beyond Israel to the Gentiles (Luke 10:1).