JAMB Christian Religious Studies 1987 Question 36

Question 36

Trial and Death of Jesus

'Why this waste? For this ointment might have been sold for a large sum and given to the poor'. The event which led to this saying took place in

  1. A.Capernaum
  2. B.Jerusalem
  3. C.Jericho
  4. D.Bethany.
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Answer: D (Bethany.)

Explanation

A woman poured costly ointment on Jesus' head at the house of Simon the leper in Bethany (Matthew 26:6–9).