WAEC Christian Religious Studies 2008 Question 27

Question 27

Discipleship

The first five disciples that Jesus called as recorded in the Synoptic gospels were

  1. A.Peter, Andrew, James, John and Levi
  2. B.Peter, Andrew, James, John and Thomas
  3. C.Peter, Andrew, James, John and Zebedee
  4. D.Peter, Andrew, James, John and Judas Iscariot.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (Peter, Andrew, James, John and Levi)

Explanation

Jesus called Peter and Andrew, then James and John, and next Levi the tax collector (Mark 1:16-20; 2:14).