{"id":12611,"date":"2026-08-23T20:57:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T20:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/examscholars.com\/blog\/jamb-christian-religious-studies-syllabus-topics\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T20:57:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T20:57:27","slug":"jamb-christian-religious-studies-syllabus-topics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/examscholars.com\/blog\/jamb-christian-religious-studies-syllabus-topics\/","title":{"rendered":"JAMB Christian Religious Studies Syllabus: All 52 Themes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This table lists every numbered theme in the current JAMB Christian Religious Studies syllabus. Read each theme with the Bible passages specified in the official PDF.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ibass.jamb.gov.ng\/static\/media\/CRS.7f96f8e535ca408ca474.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Download the official JAMB Christian Religious Studies syllabus PDF<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/examscholars.com\/blog\/jamb-christian-religious-studies-syllabus-topics\/#Complete_JAMB_CRS_themes_at_a_glance\" >Complete JAMB CRS themes at a glance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/examscholars.com\/blog\/jamb-christian-religious-studies-syllabus-topics\/#How_to_study_CRS_directly\" >How to study CRS directly<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/examscholars.com\/blog\/jamb-christian-religious-studies-syllabus-topics\/#Build_four_revision_tools\" >Build four revision tools<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/examscholars.com\/blog\/jamb-christian-religious-studies-syllabus-topics\/#Six-week_plan\" >Six-week plan<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/examscholars.com\/blog\/jamb-christian-religious-studies-syllabus-topics\/#Official_source\" >Official source<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Complete_JAMB_CRS_themes_at_a_glance\"><\/span>Complete JAMB CRS themes at a glance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Section<\/th>\n<th>Every official theme<\/th>\n<th>Main study focus<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>A. Creation to the Division of the Kingdom (8)<\/td>\n<td>1. Sovereignty of God<br \/>2. The Covenant<br \/>3. Leadership Qualities<br \/>4. Divine Providence, Guidance and Protection<br \/>5. Parental Responsibility<br \/>6. Obedience and Disobedience<br \/>7. A Man after God&#8217;s Own Heart<br \/>8. Decision-Making<\/td>\n<td>Creation; Noah, Abraham and Israel; Joseph, Moses, Joshua and Judges; provision; Eli, Samuel, David and Asa; Abraham, Hebrew youths, Adam, Israel, Moses and Saul; David; Saul, Solomon and Rehoboam.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>B. Division of the Kingdom to Return from Exile and the Prophets (9)<\/td>\n<td>1. Greed and Its Effects<br \/>2. Supremacy of God<br \/>3. Religious Reforms in Judah<br \/>4. Concern for Judah<br \/>5. Faith, Courage and Protection<br \/>6. God&#8217;s Message to Nineveh<br \/>7. Social Justice, True Religion and Divine Love<br \/>8. Holiness and Divine Call<br \/>9. Punishment and Hope<\/td>\n<td>Ahab and Gehazi; Elijah and Baal; Josiah; Jerusalem, exile and rebuilding; Daniel and the Hebrew youths; Jonah; Amos and Hosea; Isaiah, Ezekiel and Jeremiah; punishment and restoration.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>C. Four Gospels and Acts (19)<\/td>\n<td>1. Birth and Early Life of Jesus<br \/>2. Baptism and Temptation of Jesus<br \/>3. Discipleship<br \/>4. Miracles<br \/>5. Parables<br \/>6. Sermon on the Mount<br \/>7. Mission of the Disciples<br \/>8. Great Confession<br \/>9. Transfiguration<br \/>10. Triumphal Entry and Cleansing of the Temple<br \/>11. Last Supper<br \/>12. Trials and Death of Jesus<br \/>13. Resurrection and Appearances<br \/>14. Jesus&#8217; Teachings about Himself<br \/>15. Love<br \/>16. Fellowship in the Early Church<br \/>17. Holy Spirit and Mission of the Church<br \/>18. Opposition to the Gospel Message<br \/>19. Mission to the Gentiles<\/td>\n<td>Compare Gospel accounts, identify teachings and actions, and trace the growth, opposition and expansion of the early Church in Acts.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>D. Selected Epistles (16)<\/td>\n<td>1. Justification by Faith<br \/>2. Law and Grace<br \/>3. New Life in Christ<br \/>4. Christians as Joint Heirs with Christ<br \/>5. Humility<br \/>6. Forgiveness<br \/>7. Spiritual Gifts<br \/>8. Christian Giving<br \/>9. Civic Responsibility<br \/>10. Dignity of Labour<br \/>11. Second Coming of Christ<br \/>12. Impartiality<br \/>13. Effective Prayer<br \/>14. Christian Living in the Community<br \/>15. Corruption<br \/>16. Sexual Immorality<\/td>\n<td>Interpret apostolic teaching and apply it to personal conduct, church life and society.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_study_CRS_directly\"><\/span>How to study CRS directly<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Read the prescribed passage before reading a summary. For each theme, write the people involved, sequence of events, key statement, consequence and present-day lesson. Where Gospel accounts overlap, compare what each writer includes instead of merging them carelessly.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Build_four_revision_tools\"><\/span>Build four revision tools<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A timeline from Creation through Israel, exile, Jesus and Acts.<\/li>\n<li>A character table showing action, quality, mistake and consequence.<\/li>\n<li>A miracle\/parables table with occasion, action and teaching.<\/li>\n<li>An Epistles table with doctrine, practical instruction and social application.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Six-week_plan\"><\/span>Six-week plan<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Section A themes 1-8.<\/li>\n<li>Section B themes 1-9.<\/li>\n<li>Section C themes 1-7.<\/li>\n<li>Section C themes 8-19.<\/li>\n<li>Section D themes 1-16.<\/li>\n<li>Passage comparisons and timed mixed tests.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The official PDF contains the exact Bible references for all 52 themes; use its passages as compulsory reading. Return to the <a href=\"https:\/\/examscholars.com\/blog\/complete-jamb-utme-syllabus-all-subjects\/\">complete JAMB syllabus library<\/a> for other subjects.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Official_source\"><\/span>Official source<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This checklist follows the current <a href=\"https:\/\/ibass.jamb.gov.ng\/e-syllabus\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">JAMB IBASS e-syllabus portal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A complete four-section, 52-theme JAMB CRS checklist with official PDF access and direct Bible-study guidance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":12610,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,8083],"tags":[15768,15767,15769],"class_list":["post-12611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jamb","category-syllabus","tag-christian-religious-studies","tag-jamb-crs-syllabus","tag-utme-crs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/examscholars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/examscholars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/examscholars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/examscholars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/examscholars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12611\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/examscholars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/examscholars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/examscholars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/examscholars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}