Parental Responsibility

Contents & notes: what this topic covers

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

• 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)

Study notes & guidance

Study Parental Responsibility 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 Parental Responsibility, you should be able to:

1. . determine the extent to which Eli, Samuel and David were responsible for the short-comings of their children;
2. Describe how Asa pleased God.

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.

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.