WAEC Syllabus for Christian Religious Studies (CRS) 2024/2025

Download WAEC syllabus for CRS/CRK 2024/2025 for SS1 to SS3 free. This syllabus will show you the area of concentration for this year’s WAEC SSCE Christian Religious Studies examination. In other words, it gives you all the CRK topics, recommended textbooks and authors which you need to read in preparation for the examination.

NOTE: This syllabus is for both WAEC SSCE and GCE examinations. Therefore, both GCE and secondary school students can make use of it.

One thing you should note about the WAEC syllabus is that all the CRS questions in your examination will come out from there. So, it is real.

The West African Examination Council has officially released areas of concentration which i geared towards helping students pass their CRS examination. The examination Council understands how difficult some students find CRS. For this reason, it has decided to give topic from which all WAEC SSCE questions and answers will come out from.

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The recommended bible version both WAEC and NECO examination is the Revised Standard Version. All answers must be given according to the bible version.

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The creation

Bible References for studies: The following bible verses covers everything about the creation

• Genesis chapter 1 and chapter 2
• Amos 9:5-6;
• Isaiah 45:5-12
• Psalm 19:1-6.

2. The Covenant between, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob

Bible Referenecs for studies: The following bible verses covers everything on God’s Covenant between, Noah, Abraham, Isaac and Jocob

• Exodus 19; 20; 24:1-11
• Deutronomy 28:1-19 Literature Texts for WAEC/NECO/JAMB
• Genesis 11:31-32; 12:1-9; 17:1-21; 21:1-13; 25:19-26)
• Jeremiah 31:31-34
• Ezekiel 36:25-28

3. Leadership and its qualities

Bible References for studies: Here are the bible verses to study for Leadership qualities

• Genesis 37:1-28; 41:1-57; 45:1-15

• Exodus 1; 2; 3; 4:1-17; 5; 12
• Numbers 13:1-20; 14:1-19, 13:21-33; 27:15-23
• Joshua 1:1-15; 6; 7; 24:1-31)
• Judges 4:1-24, 6:11-40, 13:1-7, 21-25; 16:4-31)

4. Divine Guidance, Proverbidence and Protection

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Genesis 24:1-61; 28:10-22; 46:1-7, 21:14-18; 22:1-14;
• Exodus 13:17-22; 14:1-4; 10-31, 16:1-21; 17:1-7
• Numbers 20:1-13
• 1 Kings 17:1-16

5. Parental responsibility:

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• First Samuel 2:11-36; 3:2-18; 4:10-22: 8:15
• Second Samuel 13; 15:1-29; 18; 19:1-8
• 1 Kings 15:9-15; 22:41-44;
• Deutronomy 6:4-9;
• Proverb 4:1-10; 13:1; 24; 22:6; 23:13-14; 31:10-31

6. Obedience and Disobedience

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Genesis 22:1-19
• Exodus 1:8-22
• First Samuel 30:1-20

7. Disobedience and Consequences:

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Genesis 2:15-25; 3
• Exodus 16:22-30 and chapter 32
• Numbers 20:7-12
• Deutronomy 34:1-6)
• 1 Samuel 10:1-16; 15:1-25; 16:14-23; 31:1-13

8. A man after God’s own heart

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• First Samuel 16:1-13; 17; 18:17-30; 22:1-5; 24:1-23, 26:1-25
• Second Samuel 2:1-7; 3:1-39, 12:15-25, 11; 12:1-15.
• Psalm 51:130

8. Making Decisions

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• First Samuel 28:3-25)
• First  Kings 3:3-28; 4:29-34; 5:1-12; 8:1-53, 9:15-23; 11:1-40; 12:1-20.

Part Two of the CRK Syllabus

Division of Kingdoms, Exile, Slavery, the Prophets and return from Exodusile

1. Greed

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• First  Kings 21:1-29; 22:1-40
• Second Kings 9:30-37, 5:1-27
• Joshua chapter 7

2. The Supremacy of God

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• First  Kings 16:29-34; 17:1-7; 18; 19:1-18

3. Reformation of Religious in Judah

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Second Kings chapter 22,  23:1-30.

4. Concern for Judah

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Second  kings 24; 25:1-17
• Nehemiah 1:1-11, 2; 4:1-23
• Ezra 1:1-11, 3:4; 5; 6; 7

5. Faith, Courage, and Protection:

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Daniel 3:1-30: 6:1-28

6. God’s message to Nineveh

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Jonah 1; 2; 3 and 4

7. Social justice, Divine love, and True religion

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Amos 2:6-8; 4; 5:1-25; 6:1-14; 7:10-17; 8:4-14
• James 1:19-27
• Hosea 1; 2; 3; 4; 6:1-11; 14

8. Holiness/Divine call

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Isaiah 6:1-13
• Eze 2; 3:1-11; Jer. 1:4-10)

9. Punishment & Hope

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Jeremiah 3:11-18; 32:26-35
• Ezek. 18; 37:1-14
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WAEC Syllabus for CRS Part Three (3)

The Fore Gospels

1. The birth of Jesus and his early life

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Luke 1:5-25; 57-66; 3:1-20; 7:18-35
• Mark 1:1-8; 6:14-29
• Matthew 3:1-12, 11:2-19, 1:18-25; 2
• John 1:6-8; 19-37; 3:22-36.
• Luke 1:26-45:2

2. The baptism of Jesus and temptations

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Matthew 3:13-17; 4:1-11
• Mark 1:9-13
• Luke 3:21-22; 4:1-13

3. Discipleship

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Matthew 4:18 22; 9:9-13, 8:19-22.
• Mark 1:16-20; 2:13-17
• Luke 5:1-11; 27-32, 9:57-63; 14:25-33

4. Jesus’s Miracles

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Matthew 8:23-27, 14:13-24, 14:22-26.

• Mark 4:35-41, 6:30-44, 6:45-52.
• Luke8:22-25, 9:10-17
• John 6:1-13, 2:1-11, 6:16-21

(b) Miracles of resuscitation

• John 11:1-45)
• Luke 8:41-42, 49-56
• Mark 5:21-43)
• Luke 7:11-17

(c) Miracles of Healings

• Matthew 8:1-4, 8:5-13,
• Mark 1:40-45, 10:46-52.
• Luke 5:12-16; 17:11-19, 7:1-10, 18:35-43
• John 5:1-17, 9:1-12

(d) Miracles of Exorcism

• Matthew 8:28-34
• Mark 5:1-20, 9:14-29
• Luke 8:26-39, 9:37-43
• Matthew 17:14-21

5. Jesus’s Parables

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Mark 4:1-20
• Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43, 13:47-50, 22:1-14; 18:12- 14, 13:1-23
• Luke 15:1-32, 10:25-37; 16:19-31; 12:13-21; 18:2-14

6. Sermon on the Mount

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Matthew Chapter 5 & 6.
• Luke 6:17-26

7. Disciples’ Mission

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Matthew 10:5-15
• Mark 6:7-13
• Luke 9:1-16, 10:1-24

8. The Great Confession

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Matthew 16:13-20
• Mark 8:27-30
• Luke 9:18-22

9. The Transfiguration

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Matthew 17:1-13
• Mark 9:2-13
• Luke 9:28-36

10. The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem & the cleansing of the Temple

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Matthew 21:1-17
• Mark 11:1-19
• Luke 19:29-48

11. The Last Supper

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Matthew 26:17-30
• Mark 14:10-26
• Luke 22:7-23
• John 13:2-38)

12. The trials of Jesus and death

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Matthew 26:36-75
• Mark 14:53-72
• Luke 22:66-71
• Matthew 27:11-26
• Mark 15:1-15
• Luke 23:1-5; 13-25
• John 18:28-40; 19:1-16
• Luke 23:6-12)

Crucifixion and burial of Jesus

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Matthew 27:32-66
• Luke 23:26-56
• Mark 15:16-47
• John 19:17-42)

13. Jesus Resurrection, appearances and ascension to heaven

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Matthew 28:1-20
• Mark 16:1-20
• Luke 24:1-53
• John 20:1-31
• Acts 1:1-11

14. Jesus Revelation of Himself

• John 4:7-15; 6:25-58, 1:4-8; 3:19-21; 8:12 9:1-5; 12:35-36, 1:29-34; 10:1-18
• First  John 1:5-7
• John 15:1-11,  11:25

15. Teachings about Love

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• John 3:16-18
• John 13:34-35; 15:12-13
• First John 4:7-21

16. The Early Churches and their Fellowship

• Acts 1:15-26; 2:41-47; 4:32-37, 5:1-11, 6:1-6

17. The discernment of the Holy Spirit and the Church

• Acts 1:8; 2:1-41, 8:4-40

18. Opposition to the Gospel

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Acts 3; 4:1-22; 5:17-42 12:1-24, 6:8-15; 7, 8:1-3; 9:1-2.
• Galatians 1:11-17
• Acts 16:11-40;19:23- 41;21:27-36
• Second Cor:11:23-33

19. Mission to the Gentiles

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Act 26:9-18, 10:1-48, 13; 14:1-20
• Acts 15:1-35
• Galatians 2:1-21

C.R.S Syllabus Part 4

The Epistles

1. Justification by Faith

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Romans 3:21-24; 5:1-11; 10:1-13)

2. The Law and Grace

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Romans 4:13-25; 5:18-21
• Galatians 3:10-14; 19-29

3. A new life in Christ

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Romans 6:1-4; 12-14;
• Colossians 3:1-17;
• Gals. 5:16-26;
• Second Corinthians 5:16-19;
• First Thessalonians 4:1-8
• Romans Chapter 12

4. Oneness of Christians as the heirs with Christ

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Galatians 3:23-29; 4:1-7

5. Humility

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Phil. 2:1-11;
• First Pet. 5:5-11)

6. Forgiveness

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Second Corinthians 2:5-11

7. Spiritual gifts

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• First Corinthians 12 and chapter 14
• Romans 12:3-18

8. Christian Giving

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Phil. 4:14-20
• Second Corinthians 8:1-5; 9
• Matt 6:2-4

9. Civic responsibility

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Romans 13
• First Tim. 2:1-4

10. Dignity of labour

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• Second Thessalonians 3:6-15
• Colossians 3:23-25

11. The Second coming of Christ

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• First Thessalonians 4:13-18
• Second Thessalonians 2:1-12
• I Thessalonians 5:1-11
• Second Pet. 3:1-13)

12. Impartiality

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• James 2:1-13
• Acts 10:34-35
• Matt 7:1-5

13. Effective prayer

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• James 1:2-8; 4:1-3; 5:13-18
• Matt 6:5-13

14. Christians in the community

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• First  Pet. 5:1-4
• Romans 12:3-21
• Second Pet. 1:3-11
• Heb.13:1-21
• First Pet. 2:3-25, 1:5-9; 4:1-19, 3:13-22, 3:1-7
• Romans 15:1-2
•  Ephesians 6: 1-9
• Colossians 3:18-21

15. Corruption

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• First Tim 6:6-11
• Second Tim 3:8
• Second Pet. 1:4-11
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16. SExodusual Immorality

These teachings are found in the following Bible Verses

• First Corinthians6:16-20
• Proverb7:10-27;23:27-28
• Heb. 13:4
• Ephesians 5:3-10
• Matt 5:28-32
• Deuteronomy 22:22
• Romans 1:24-32
• Lev.18:21-30; 20: 10 – 13.

WAEC Recommended Textbooks For CRS/CRK

• Focus Christian Religious Knowledge for WASSCE and SSCE Ibadan by Adetunji, P.G.
• Christian Religious Knowledge for Secondary Schools 1 – 3 by Adeyemo, I. O.
• Senior Secondary School Christian Religious Knowledge by Aghaeghuna, E. O. N.
• Gospel Parallels: A Synopsis of the First Three Gospels. By Throckmorton, B.H, Jr.
• The Holy Bible: Revised Standard Version (RSV), New International Version (NIV) or King James Version (KJV).