WAEC Christian Religious Studies 1999 Question 31

Question 31

Persecution of the Early Church

Peter and John were arrested and imprisoned by the Jewish leaders because they were

  1. A.healing in the temple
  2. B.condemning the leaders for crucifying Jesus
  3. C.proclaiming Jesus' resurrection
  4. D.suspected to have been with Jesus.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (proclaiming Jesus' resurrection)

Explanation

The leaders were annoyed because they were "proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead" (Acts 4:1-3).