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WAEC Christian Religious Studies 1993 Question 21

Question 21

Parables of Jesus

In the story of the good Samaritan, the priest and the Levit ignored the injured traveller because they

  1. A.were not trained nurses
  2. B.were late for work in the temple
  3. C.held their ceremonial laws in esteem
  4. D.did not notice the injured man
  5. E.had no money in their bags.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (held their ceremonial laws in esteem)

Explanation

Touching a man who might be dead would make them ritually unclean, so they put their ceremonial rules above mercy (Luke 10:31-32).