During those
days when the final (external) examination in the secondary schools in Nigeria
was the school certificate examination conducted by the Cambridge University,
the common question in the Bible
Knowledge paper was discussion on the lives and times of some of Christ’s
disciples.
days when the final (external) examination in the secondary schools in Nigeria
was the school certificate examination conducted by the Cambridge University,
the common question in the Bible
Knowledge paper was discussion on the lives and times of some of Christ’s
disciples.
In one
particular year, one of the final year students Adegoke Jonah had anticipated that the question would be on Simon Peter and he has prepared well to
answer the question. But on getting to the examination hall, he was shocked to
find that the question was on Jesus
Christ.
particular year, one of the final year students Adegoke Jonah had anticipated that the question would be on Simon Peter and he has prepared well to
answer the question. But on getting to the examination hall, he was shocked to
find that the question was on Jesus
Christ.
However, he
commenced his answer to the question with the following note:
commenced his answer to the question with the following note:
“Dear examiner, who am
I, a terrible sinner, to comment on my Lord Jesus Christ? I better write on
Peter”
I, a terrible sinner, to comment on my Lord Jesus Christ? I better write on
Peter”
And he went
ahead to write his prepared script.
ahead to write his prepared script.
(Culled from the book “First 100 Jokes of Our time” by Olaleye Falore)
