WAEC Christian Religious Studies 1988 Question 20

Question 20

Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus

When Jesus appeared to the ten disciples, they gave him a piece of fish to eat. This was to prove that

  1. A.Jesus was hungry and needed food.
  2. B.The disciples were convinced that he was Jesus.
  3. C.Jesus was not a spirit but man with flesh and bones.
  4. D.The disciples had abandoned Jesus to become fishermen.
  5. E.Fish was the staple food of the Jews.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (Jesus was not a spirit but man with flesh and bones.)

Explanation

The disciples thought they saw a spirit; Jesus said a spirit has no flesh and bones and ate broiled fish before them (Luke 24:36-43).