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JAMB Christian Religious Studies 1984 Question 40

Question 40

Persecution of the Early Church

The main reason why Peter and John were arrested by the officers of the Temple after they had cured the lame man at the gate called Beautiful was that they

  1. A.healed the sick
  2. B.proclaimed in Jesus the resurrection
  3. C.incited the people to revolt
  4. D.abused the elders of the people
  5. E.disapproved of worship in the temple.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (proclaimed in Jesus the resurrection)

Explanation

The priests and Sadducees were annoyed because the apostles were 'proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead', so they arrested them (Acts 4:1–3).