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WAEC Christian Religious Studies 1994 Question 22

Question 22

Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus

When the guards reported the incident of the empty tomb, the Jewish authorities asked them to say that

  1. A.Jesus' disciples had stolen his body
  2. B.Jesus had truly risen and gone to Galilee
  3. C.nobody should believe the disciples
  4. D.Jesus had risen but could not be found
  5. E.the claim of the resurrection was false.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (Jesus' disciples had stolen his body)

Explanation

The chief priests bribed the soldiers to say, "His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep" (Matthew 28:11-13).