THEO1422 · Theology
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
The Bible has been an influential and often fundamental source for many modern, Western views of God, nature, human beings, a just society, and the origin and destiny of humanity and the world. An intelligent, serious reading of the Bible raises most of the enduring questions that have traditionally stood at the center of philosophical and theological debate. Thus, a thorough analysis of biblical texts in terms of the central concerns of the core curriculum will be the primary goal of THEO 1422 The Sacred Page: The Bible. Satisfies Core requirement for: Theology (Sacred Texts and Traditions)
Course experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
4.5 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.3 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.4 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.4 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~3
hours per week
Estimated from the original workload response buckets. Individual sections may differ.
Instructor options
Ratings below reflect only recovered evaluations connected to this course.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Theology Department
4.7 / 5
4.5 / 5
Associate Professor, Theology Department
4.5 / 5
4.2 / 5
3 evaluations for this course
4.5 / 5
4.2 / 5
2 evaluations for this course
3.7 / 5
3.4 / 5
Associate Professor, Theology Department
4.4 / 5
3.8 / 5
Assistant Director, Operations & Program Managemen, Center For Teaching Excellence
4.0 / 5
3.8 / 5
Part Time Faculty, Theology Department
3.8 / 5
3.4 / 5
Student perspective
Recovered and new anonymous comments are shown as written and may reflect different course formats.
Dec 19, 2025 · Historical comment
A decent amount of work for a Theo core class, but Prof Vos is beyond understanding and flexible, personable, and passionate about the content. You'll learn a lot, and with decent effort, get an A. Always responsive to emails and available outside of class.
Dec 5, 2025 · Historical comment
Professor Vos is super nice and cares a lot about the information. There are a few vocab quizzes and a paper, so the grades are pretty well distributed. Definitely one of the best options for the theology core!
Jul 7, 2025 · Historical comment
This has been one of my favorite class at boston college. He is passionate about his work and very laid back. Truly wants you to succeed! Made me want to minor in theology.
May 14, 2025 · Historical comment
Wonderful prof! An engaging and interesting theology core, but not too difficult. Also just a very nice person. Definitely recommend taking his courses if you can!
Dec 20, 2024 · Historical comment
Professor Vos is a nice guy who clearly cares a lot about the material that he is presenting. He can be a little awkward when speaking to him, and the lectures can be a bit boring, but if you're looking for a relatively easy ure core without a ridiculous workload, I would recommend him.
Across time
Section-level results available in the recovered archive.
Spring 2025
2 sectionsFall 2024
5 sectionsSpring 2024
5 sectionsFall 2023
4 sectionsSpring 2023
4 sectionsFall 2022
4 sectionsSpring 2022
3 sectionsFall 2021
5 sectionsSpring 2021
4 sectionsFall 2020
7 sectionsSpring 2020
3 sections