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Miracles

Topic 21 of 52 in the JAMB Christian Religious Studies syllabus for 2026/2027. Study the contents and notes below, then check yourself against the objectives.

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Contents & notes: what this topic covers

Under Miracles, the JAMB Christian Religious Studies syllabus expects you to study:

  • 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)

Study notes & guidance

Study Miracles using a recommended Christian Religious Studies textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Christian Religious Studies, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Objectives — candidates should be able to

After studying Miracles, you should be able to:

  1. Classify the different miracles of Jesus;
  2. Indicate the occasion of each of the miracles;
  3. Examine the significance of each of the miracles;

These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

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Source: official JAMB UTME Christian Religious Studies syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.

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