JAMB Christian Religious Knowledge 1988 past questions

‘Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone;…”

The first generation of mankind was destroyed in the great flood of water because of

Which of the following is the sign of the covenant between God and Abraham?

God appeared to Jacob in a dream and Jacob made a vow to

Joseph saw his sale by his brothers as God’s plan to enable him.

During the confirmation of the covenant, Moses was invited by the Lord along with

‘Go into the hills, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves three days, until the pursurers have returned; then afterwards you may go your way’. Who gave this advice?

When Joshua burned Ai, he also put to death the king of Ai, by

In Jothams’s parable of the trees, Abimelech is very much likened to the

The preservation of the twelve stones by Joshua in Gilgal was to

Samson, as a Nazarite, was required to avoid alcohol

Which city was captured by Joshua before the disaster at Ai?

‘I have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and I have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.’ This declaration was made by

‘O Lord of hosts, if thou will ... give to thy maidservant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall touch his head’. Who said this?

Eli fell down and died because of the

“Then Saul fell at once full lenght upon the ground, filled with fear because of the words of Samuel; and there was no strenght in him ...” This happened when Samuel

Ammon’s incest with Tamar marks the begining of

As David took to flight from Jerusalem on account of Absalom’s conspiracy, he was apprehensive of the role of

To whom did God promise to give the kingdom after Solomon’s heart turned away from the Lord?

What did Solomon provide for Hiram in exhcnage for timber of cedar and cypress?

The gift of gold to the infant, Jesus indicated his

Herod ordered the killing of children when he

‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will govern my people Israel.’ This statement fulfills the prophesy of

According to Mark, what were the disciples forbidden to take for their journey?

How many days elapsed between Peter’s confession and transfiguration?

The young man who wanted to know from Jesus what good deed would qualify him for heaven, ‘went away sorrowful’ because he

In St. Matthew’s record of the ethnical teaching of Jesus (chapters 5-7), the most important divine demand that will enable a man inherit the kingdom of God is

The answer ‘You are the Christ, the son of the living God’ was made by Peter in the neighbourhood of

‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ To which temptation did Jesus give this reply?

Which of these parables teaches about judgement and separation?

‘If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all’. What does this saying of Jesus teach?

The appearance of Elijah and Moses at the transfiguration indicates the significance of the

One of the illustrations of Jesus on true greatness is

From which town did Jesus send two of his diciples to make adequate preparation for the last entry into Jerusalem?

Which religious groups asked Jesus about payment of taxes to Ceasar?

‘Take heed and beware of the leaven Pharisees and Sadducees.’ This leaven is their

The three thousand converts on the day of Pentecost devoted themselves to

Two of the seven deacons are

According to the apostle’s speech before the Sanhedrin, the holy Spirit is given by God to

In his speech concerning the replacement of Judas Iscariot, Peter quoted from

When Peter escaped from prison during the passover, the guards were

One of the seven Hellenists who preached the gospel in Samaria, and from Azotus to the Syrian capital, Caesarea, was

Simon the magician was rebuked by Peter in Samaria because he

The disciples were for the first time called Christians in