Question 646:

• JAMB 1990

Then after fasting and praying, they laid their hands on them and sent them off. The significance of the laying on of hands in this passage is that

A. The church under the guidance of the Holy Spirit initiated the missionary work of Paul and Barnabas
B. The teachers' and prophets' hands conferred authority on Paul and Barnabas
C. Paul and Barnabas were here confirmed Christians and the first apostles
D. The apostles Paul and Barnabas were here ordained priests

Question 647:

• JAMB 1990

The reason for the first Apostolic Council in Jerusalem was that

A. Paul's apostleship was in dispute
B. Circumcision was enjoined on the Gentiles converts as necessary for salvation
C. The Gentiles were discriminated against at the fellowship meals
D. The widows of the Hellenistic Jews were discriminated against in the daly ministration

Question 648:

• JAMB 1990

Before the Areopagus, Paul declared that the ''Unknown God'' was

A. Indeed the creator of all
B. Truly a fake deity
C. Spiritually Jesus Christ
D. A manifestation of the human mind

Question 649:

• JAMB 1990

Owing to the uproar in Jerusalem, the Tribune ordered Paul to be examined by scourging changed his mind when he discovered that Paul was

A. An innocent man
B. A Roman citizen
C. A Pharisee
D. A Jew

Question 650:

• JAMB 1990

When Paul and his companions were shipwrecked, the soldiers planned to kill the prisoners but the centurion prevented them because

A. They were Roman citizens
B. They would have to account for them
C. He wanted to save Paul's life
D. It was not lawful to kill