2025 JAMB C.R.S Syllabus is Out: Get Ready to Excel in UTME
Are you preparing for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)? Great news! The official 2025 JAMB CBT syllabus has been released, and you’re at the right place to get all the details you need to succeed. This syllabus is your ultimate guide to understanding each subject’s topics, objectives, and expectations.
OBJECTIVES OF C.R.S JAMB SYLLABUS
1. acquire the knowledge and understanding of the tenets of the Christian faith as contained in
the Bible;
2. interpret biblical teachings and themes;
3. apply biblical teachings and tenets to life in society;
4. evaluate the level of application of biblical teachings and tenets to life in society. This syllabus is divided into four sections
SECTION A: Themes from Creation to the Division of the Kingdom
SECTION B: Themes from the Division of the Kingdom to the Return from Exile and the Prophets
SECTION C: Themes from the four Gospels and Acts of the Apostles
SECTION D: Themes from selected Epistles
RECOMMENDED TEXT
Adetunji, P.G. et al (2000) Exam Focus Christian Religious Knowledge for WASSCE and SSCE Ibadan: University Press Plc.
Adeyemo, I. O. et al (1998) Christian Religious Knowledge for Secondary Schools Books1 – 3, Ibadan: Onibonoje
Adeyinka, A. A. et al (1991) Christian Religious Knowledge for Senior Secondary Schools, Book 1 – 3, Lagos: Longman.
Adigwe, H.A et al (2004) Christian Religious Knowledge for Senior Secondary Schools. Onitsha. Africana Publishers.
Aghaeghuna, E. O. N. (1988) Senior Secondary School Christian Religious Knowledge: Themes from Selected Epistles, Vol 1 – III, Awka, Jet Publishers.
Dopamu, A. et al (1990) Christian Religious Knowledge for Senior Secondary Schools Books 3, Lagos: Nelson.
Ilori, J. A. et al (1980) Christian Religious Knowledge for Senior Secondary Schools Books 1 -3, Ibadan: Evans.
Izuchukwu, A.E. et al (1997) Round-Up for Senior Secondary Certificate Examination Christian Religious Knowledge: A Complete Guide. Lagos: Longman.
Throckmorton, B.H, Jr. (ed) (1966) Gospel Parallels: A Synopsis of the First Three Gospels. New York; Thomas Nelson.
THE BIBLE: Revised Standard Version, Stonechill Green: Bible Society Publishing House (1971).
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DETAILED 2025/2026 C.R.S JAMB SYLLABUS
SECTION A:
Themes from Creation to the Division of the Kingdom
1. The Sovereignty of God
God as Creator and Controller of the Universe
(Gen. 1 and 2) cf. Amos 9:5-6; Is. 45:5-12
Ps. 19:1-6, Jer 18: 1-16, Rom 8: 28)
2. The Covenant
(a) The flood and God’s covenant with Noah
(Gen. 6:1-22; 7:1-24; 9:1-17)
(b) God’s covenant with Abraham (Gen.11:31-32; 12:1-9; 17:1-21; 21:1-13; 25:19-26)
(c) God’s covenant with Israel (Ex. 19; 20;24:1-11) cf. Deut. 28:1-19
(d) The New Covenant (Jer. 31:31-34; Ezek36:25-28)
3. Leadership Qualities
Examples of
(a) Joseph (Gen. 37:1-28; 41:1-57; 45:1-15)
(b) Moses (Ex. 1; 2; 3; 4:1-17; 5; 12; Num.
13:1-20; 14:1-19)
(c) Joshua (Num. 13:21-33; 27:15-23; Josh.
1:1-15; 6; 7; 24:1-31)
(d) Judges (Deborah – Judges. 4:1-24; Gideon:
Judges 6:11-40; Samson: Judges 13:1-7,
21-25; 16:4-31)
4. Divine Providence, Guidance and Protection
(a) Guidance and Protection (Gen. 24:1-61;
28:10-22; 46:1-7: Ex. 13:17-22; 14:1-4;
10-31)
(b) Provision (Gen. 21:14-18; 22:1-14; Ex.
16:1-21; 17:1-7; Num. 20:1-13; 1 Kings
17:1-16)
5. Parental Responsibility
Examples of
(a) Eli and Samuel (1 Sam. 2:11-36; 3:2-18;
4:10-22: 8:15)
(b) David (11 Sam. 13; 15:1-29; 18; 19:1-8)
(c) Asa (1 Kings 15:9-15; 22:41-44; cf. Deut.
6:4-9; Prov. 4:1-10; 13:1; 24; 22:6; 23:13-
14; 31:10-31)
6. Obedience and Disobedience
(i) Obedience and Rewards:
Examples of
(a) Abraham (Gen. 22:1-19)
(b) Three Hebrew youth (Dan 3:1-30)
(c) David (1 Sam. 30:1-20)
ii) Disobedience and Consequences
Examples of
(a) Adam (Gen. 2:15-25; 3)
(b) Collection of Manna (Ex. 16:22-30)
(c) The Golden Calf (Ex. 32)
(d) Moses (Num. 20:7-12; Deut. 34:1-6)
(e) Saul (1 Sam. 10:1-16; 15:1-25; 16:14-23;
31:1-13)
7. A man after God’s own heart
(a) The early life of David (1 Sam. 16:1-13;
17; 18:17-30; 22:1-5; 24:1-23; II Sam. 2:1-
7; 3:1-39)
(b) David’s submission to the will of God (I
Sam. 26:1-25, II Sam 12:15-25)
(c) David’s repentance and forgiveness (II
Sam. 11; 12:1-15, cf. Ps. 51:130)
8. Decision – Making
(a) Reliance on a medium (I Sam. 28:3-25)
(b) The wisdom of Solomon (I Kings 3:3-28;
4:29-34; 5:1-12; 8:1-53)
(c) Unwise policies of Solomon and
Rehoboam (I sKings 9:15-23; 11:1-40;
12:1-20)
SECTION B:
Themes from the Division of the Kingdom to the
Return from Exile and the Prophets
1. Greed and its effects
Examples of
(a) Ahab (I Kings 21:1-29; 22:1-40; II Kings
9:30-37)
(b) Gehazi (II Kings 5:1-27 cf ( Josh 7)
2. The Supremacy of God
Religious tension and the power of God on
Mount Carmel (I Kings 16:29-34; 17:1-7; 18;
19:1-18)
3. Religious reforms in Judah
(a) Cleansing of the Temple (II Kings 22)
(b) Renewal of the Covenant (II Kings 23:1-
30)
4. Concern for Judah
(a) The fall of Jerusalem (II kings 24; 25:1-17)
(b) Condition of Judah (Neh. 1:1-11; Ezra 1:1-
11)
(c) Response to the state of Judah (Neh. 2; 4:1-
23 Ezra 3:4; 5; 6; 7)
5. Faith, Courage and Protection
Examples of Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and
Abednego (Dan. 3:1-30: 6:1-28
6. God’s message to Nineveh
Jonah and his message (Jonah 1; 2; 3 and 4)
7. Social justice, True religion and Divine love
(a) Social justice and true religion (Amos 2:6-
8; 4; 5:1-25; 6:1-14; 7:10-17; 8:4-14) cf
James 1:19-27
(b) Divine love and human response (Hosea 1;
2; 3; 4; 6:1-11; 14)
8. Holiness and Divine call
(Isaiah 6:1-13; Ezek. 2; 3:1-11; Jer. 1:4-10)
9. Punishment and Hope
(Jer. 3:11-18; 32:26-35; Ezek. 18; 37:1-14;
Isaiah 61, Jer 4: 5-8)
SECTION C:
Themes from the four Gospels and the Acts of the
Apostles
1. The birth and early life of Jesus
(a) John, the forerunner of Jesus (Lk. 1:5-25;
57-66; 3:1-20; 7:18-35; Mk. 1:1-8; 6:14-
29; Mt. 3:1-12: Matt.11:2-19; Jn. 1:6-8;
19-37; 3:22-36)
(b) The birth and boyhood of Jesus (Mt. 1:18-
25; 2; Lk. 1:26-45;2 )
2. The baptism and temptation of Jesus
(Mt. 3:13-17; 4:1-11; Mk. 1:9-13; Lk. 3:21-22;
4:1-13)
3. Discipleship
(a) The call of the first disciples (Mt. 4:18-22;
9:9-13; Mk. 1:16-20; 2:13-17; Lk. 5:1-11;
27-32)
(b) The demands of discipleship (Mt. 8:19-22;
Lk. 9:57-63; 14:25-33)
4. Miracles
(a) Nature miracles
(i) Stilling the storm (Mt. 8:23-27; Mk.4:35-41; Lk.8:22-25)
(ii) Feeding of the five thousand (Mt.14:13-24; Mk. 6:30-44; Lk. 9:10-17;Jn. 6:1-13)
(iii) Walking on the sea (Mt. 14:22-26;Mk. 6:45-52; Jn. 6:16-21)(iv) Changing water to wine (Jn. 2:1-11)
(b) Miracles of resuscitation
(i) The raising of Lazarus (Jn. 11:1-45)
(ii) The raising of Jairus’ daughter (Lk.
8:41-42, 49-56; Mk. 5:21-43)
(iii) The raising of the widow’s son at Nain
(Lk. 7:11-17)
(c) Healing miracles
(i) The lepers (Mt. 8:1-4; Mk. 1:40-45;
Lk. 5:12-16; 17:11-19)
(ii) The paralytic at the pool (Jn. 5:1-17)
(iii) The centurion’s servant (Mt. 8:5-13;
Lk. 7:1-10)
(iv) The blind (Jn. 9:1-12; Mk. 10:46-52;
Lk. 18:35-43)
(d) Exorcism
(i) The Gerasene (Gadarene) demoniac
(Mt. 8:28-34; Mk. 5:1-20; Lk. 8:26-
39)
(ii)The epileptic boy (Mk. 9:14-29; Lk.
9:37-43a; Mt. 17:14-21)
5. The Parables
(a) Parables of the kingdom
(i) The sower (Mt. 13:1-23; Mk. 4:1-20)
(ii) The weeds (Mt. 13:24-30; 36-43)
(iii) The drag-net (Mt. 13:47-50)
(iv) The wedding garment (Matt. 22:1-14)
(b) Parables about love of God (Mt. 18:12-
14; Lk. 15:1-32)
(c) Parables about love for one another
(Lk.10:25-37; 16:19-31)
(d) Parable about wealth: The rich fool (Lk.
12:13-21)
(e) Parables on prayer (Lk. 18:2-14)
6. Sermon on the Mount
(Mt. 5; 6; Lk. 6:17-26)
7. Mission of the disciples
(a)The mission of the twelve
(Mt. 10:5-15; Mk. 6:7-13; Lk. 9:1-16)
(b)The mission of the seventy (Lk. 10:1-24)
8. The Great Confession
(Mt. 16:13-20; Mk. 8:27-30; Lk. 9:18-22)
9. The Transfiguration
(Mt. 17:1-13; Mk. 9:2-13; Lk. 9:28-36)
10. The Triumphal Entry and the
cleansing of the Temple
(Mt. 21:1-17; Mk. 11:1-19; Lk. 19:29-48)
11. The Last Supper
(Mt. 26:17-30; Mk. 14:10-26
12. The trials and the death of Jesus
(a) The trials of Jesus before
(i) the High Priest
(Mt. 26:36-75;
Mk. 14:53-72
Lk. 22:66-71)
(ii) Pilate
15. Love
(a) God’s love for man
(Jn. 3:16-18)
(b) Love for one another
(Jn. 13:34-35; 15:12-13
cf. I Jn. 4:7-21, 1Cor 13)
16. Fellowship in the Early Church
(a) Communal living
(Acts 1:15-26; 2:41-47;
4:32-37)
(b) Problems of communal
living and solutions
(Acts 5:1-11, 6:1-6)
17. The Holy Spirit and the mission
of the Church
(a) The Pentecost (Acts 1:8;
2:1-41)
(b) The mission of the Church
(Acts 8:4-40)
18. Opposition to the Gospel message
(a) The arrest and imprisonment of
Peter and John
(Acts 3; 4:1-22; 5:17-42
12:1-24)
(b) The martyrdom of Stephen
(Acts 6:8-15; 7)
(c) Persecution by Saul
(Acts 8:1-3; 9:1-2
cf. Gal. 1:11-17)
(d) Persecution of Paul (Acts 16:11-40;
19:23- 41;21:27-36 cf 2 Cor:11:23-33)
19. Mission to the Gentiles
(a) Conversion of Saul
(Acts 9:1-30; 22:4-21;
26:9-18)
(b) Conversion of Cornelius
(Acts 10:1-48)
(c) The commissioning and mission of Paul
(Acts 13; 14:1-20)
(d) The Council of Jerusalem
(Acts 15:1-35; Gal. 2:1-21)
SECTION D:
Themes from Selected Epistles
1. Justification by Faith
(Rom. 3:21-24; 5:1-11; 10:1-13; Gal 2:16-21)
2. The Law and Grace
(Rom. 4:13-25; 5:18-21;
Gal. 3:10-14; 19-29; Rom 3:24)
3. New life in Christ
(Rom. 6:1-4; 12-14; Col. 3:1-17;
Gals. 5:16-26; II Cor. 5:16-19;
I Thess. 4:1-8; Rom. 12)
4. Christians as joint heirs with Christ
(Gal. 3:23-29; 4:1-7)
5. Humility
(Phil. 2:1-11; I Pet. 5:5-11; James 4:10; Matt
23:12)
6. Forgiveness
(Philemon; II Cor. 2:5-11; Matt 7:14-15)
7. Spiritual gifts
(I Cor. 12; Rom. 12:3-18; I Cor. 14)
8. Christian Giving
(Phil. 4:14-20; II Cor. 8:1-5; 9
Cf. Matt 6:2-4)
9. Civic responsibility
(Rom. 13; I Tim. 2:1-4: 1Peter 2:13-17)
10. Dignity of labour
(II Thess. 3:6-15; Col. 3:23-25;
Matt 20:1-16)
11. The second coming of Christ
a) The signs of the Coming of Christ
(1 Thess. 4:13-18; II Thess. 2:1-12)
b) Preparation for His coming
(I Thess. 5:1-11; II Pet. 3:1-13;
Matt 25:31-46)
12. Impartiality
(James 2:1-13; Luke 6:3; Acts 10:34-35;
Matt 7:1-5)
13. Effective prayer
(James 1:2-8; 4:1-3; 5:13-18 cf.
Matt 6:5-13)
14. Christian living in the community
(a) Interpersonal relationships
among Christians (I Pet. 5:1-4;
Rom. 12:3-21; 2 Pet. 1:3-11;
Heb.13:1-21)
(b) Christians living among non- Christians
(I Pet. 2:3-25; Rom. 15:1-2)
(c) Christian attitude to persecution
(I Pet. 1:5-9; 4:1-19; 1 Pet. 3:13-22)
(d) Relationship in the Christian family
(Eph. 6: 1-9; Col. 3:18-21;
I Pet. 3:1-7)
15. Corruption
(1 Tim 6:6-11; 2 Tim 3:8; 2 Pet. 1:4-11;
James 5:1-6)
16. Sexual Immorality
(a) Prostitution
(1Cor.6:16-20 cf. Prov.7:10-27;23:27-28)
(b) Adultery and Fornication
(Heb. 13:4, Eph. 5:3-10 cf. Matt 5:28-32;
Deut. 22:22; Lev. 20:10)
(c) Homosexuality
(Rom. 1:24-32 cf. Lev.18:21-30; 20:13)
Conclusion
The release of the 2025 JAMB C.R.S syllabus marks a crucial step in your UTME preparation. By following this guide, you now have access to the key topics, recommended texts, and objectives needed to excel in the exam. With a structured approach, dedication, and the right study tools—like the ExamScholars CBT App—you can confidently tackle the exam and achieve outstanding results.
Remember, success in JAMB is not just about hard work but also smart preparation. Stay focused, use the syllabus as your roadmap, and trust in your ability to succeed. As Philippians 4:13 reminds us, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
Best wishes for your studies and may you score above 300 in JAMB!
