JAMB Christian Religious Knowledge 1985 past questions

‘This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman because she was …

When God called Abram out of Haran, his first place of call in Canaan was

‘This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven’, was said by

The Egyptians enslaved the Israelites and forced them to build

The Passover was to remind the Israelites of

The father of Moses was of the tribe of

The consecration of the people of Israel took place at the foot of Mount

When did the Israelites say ‘All that the Lord has spoken we will do’?

What occasion is reflected in this statement? ‘It is not the sound of shouting for victory, or the sound of the cry of defeat, but the sound of singing that I hear.’

The 5th of the Ten Commandments is a warning

When Moses was instructed to view the Promised Land afar, he

Hear now, you rebels: shall we bring forth water for you out of this rock? Was spoken by Moses

Who gave this advice? ‘Now therefore, fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and faithfulness; put away the godswhich your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.’

The spies sent out into the land of Canaan were NOT required to find out whether the

To whom was this addressed? ‘Rule over us you and your son and your grandson also, for you have delivered us out of the hand of Midian.

Who was chosen to lead the Israelites after Moses’ death?

Who asked this question? ‘Which is better for you that all seventy of the sons of Jerubbaal rule over you, or that one rule over you?

Joshua’ first victory was in

At childhood, the word of the Lord came to Samuel because he

Sisera was put to death by

‘Cursed be the man who takes food before evening before I am able to avenge myself on my enemies.’ This was said by Saul during the battle between Israel and the

‘But I will be with you and you will smite the Midianites as one man’ was said by God to

Who was the man who, in an attempt to prevent a disaster, touched the Ark and died when David was returning it to Jerusalem?

The name ‘Samuel’ means

The suggestion made by prophet Nathan to Bathsheba to foil Adonijah’s attempt to usurp the throne of David was to

Samuel’s sons were rejected as judges because

It was wrong for King Solomon to have married foreign women because

God took the Kingdom from Saul because he

How many months were the Israelites on forced labour in Lebanon allowed to spend at home for every month at the labour camp?

How was Saul killed?

Which of the following Kings said ‘Behold your gods, of Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt?

The commander of David’s army was

King David committed adultery with

Which prophet encouraged Jeroboam I to revolt at the initial stage?

The city of Samaria was built by

The prophet from Tekoa was

Which king reigned after Hezekiah?

Which was NOT a complaint of the people when Nahemiah was rebuilding Jerusalem?

Jesus was said to be ‘of Nazareth’ because

Luke gave the most detailed account of Christ’s infancy because he

‘You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?’ was part of the Preaching of

Which of these statements is correct?

Who of these was NOT one of the twelve?

Who said ‘I am not worthy to have you come under my roof?

‘The Kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in field’. This parable teaches about the

The renowned interpreters of the Mosaic Law in the time of Jesus were the

‘This is my beloved son: listen to him’, was said

‘The Kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seeds in his field; but while men were sleeping his enemy came and sowed weeds amongst the wheat, and went away.’ The owner of the field was

When Herod the Tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, he thought that He was

‘Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your, left, in your glory.’ The petitioners were

Today salvation has come to this house, for this is also a son of Abraham. This was said of

In the parable of the ten maidens, the five were called foolish they

‘I find no crime in this man. ‘Who made this statement?

Concerning the events that will precede the end of the world, Jesus asked his followers to pray that it would not happen

And the angel said to him, ‘Dress yourself and put on your sandal’. The addressee was

On the road to Gaza, Philip converted and Baptized a

After his conversion Paul first went to

An eloquent Jew from Alexandria, well versed in the Scriptures, was

The ecumenical Council of 49 A.D held in Jerusalem was mainly to discuss the

An alter was set up to the Unknown God in the Greek town of

‘You have appealed to Caesar: To Caesar then you shall go. This statement was made to Paul by

The people of Malta thought that Paul must be a murderer because he