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THEO 1422

The Sacred Page: The Bible · 11 instructors on record · 38 sections

What the course score is made of
84BC evaluations38 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2026
Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute
RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

That is the class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it. Who taught it, and how each of them scored, is the board below — that is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between.

What the challenge rank is made of
19thMore challenging than 19% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
84BC — “Intellectually Challenging”38 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of
25thMore work than 25% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
41BC — “Workload”38 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

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)

The board

11 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3

Scores are real averages. The order also accounts for how many records back each one — the count is under every score — so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. 2 of the 11 rows carry a mark saying so.

RankInstructorOverallWorkloadChallengeRMP overall
1Joseph KimmelAdjunct Faculty · Theology9415 records25th22nd947 ratings · all classes
2Yonder GillihanAssociate Professor · Theology917 records25th27th943 ratings · all classes
3Chance BonarTheology Provisional fewer records931 record25th4th1002 ratings · all classes
4Andrew WaltonTheology914 records25th20th764 ratings · all classes
5Daniel VosTheology Provisional892 records25th30th802 ratings · all classes
6Austin HolmesTheology Provisional891 record25th17th801 rating · all classes
7Peter ValeTheology Provisional851 record25th34thno page
8Jenna KokotTheology Provisional841 record78th12thno page
9Matthew HassTheology Provisional fewer records751 record25th4th863 ratings · all classes
10Jenna WhalleyAdvancing Studies Provisional792 records25th19thno page
11Anna RozonoerAdjunct Faculty · Theology743 records25th6thno page

How this board is orderedPositions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted. The comparison here is the class itself: a thin record is read against how this class was rated overall, not against the university.

Every instructor with an evaluation record for this class is on this board — it is not a top ten, and nothing is hidden behind a “show more”. Overall is the instructor's blended score for THIS class only, and its one contributing source is Boston College's evaluations for the sections in the row's record count — nothing on this board is an average across the other things they teach. Workload and Challenge are RANKS against every class we hold, not scores: BC's questions all sit near the top of the 1-5 scale, so a raw number would put almost every row in the high eighties and tell you nothing. Challenge is BC's “intellectually challenging” item, which students answer positively about courses that stretched them — it is not a measure of difficulty or grading. Neither column is ever marked better or worse. 7 of 11 rows are marked provisional: fewer than 3 records stand behind the number. That is thin evidence, not a bad instructor — the record count is in every row. The RateMyProfessors column is an instructor's overall figure across everything they teach; that site has no course dimension, so it is shown for information and kept out of the ranking.

The line

All 13 items · means across 38 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
9343rd pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9346th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
9138th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9232nd pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
9146th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
9144th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
8823rd pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
8728th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
9151st pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
9254th pctl
Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings
WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.
4125th pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
8419th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
8934th pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

38 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Joseph KimmelSpring 202603938940
Joseph KimmelSpring 202604949040
Joseph KimmelFall 202502918840
Joseph KimmelFall 202503949340
Daniel VosFall 202504888040
Anna RozonoerFall 202505757240
Joseph KimmelSpring 202503928940
Joseph KimmelSpring 202504989540
Yonder GillihanFall 2024019083
Joseph KimmelFall 202402969640
Joseph KimmelFall 202403969540
Daniel VosFall 202404918540
Anna RozonoerFall 202405757040
Matthew HassSpring 202401756740
Peter ValeSpring 202402858340
Yonder GillihanSpring 202402848340
Joseph KimmelSpring 202403888140
Joseph KimmelSpring 202404959140
Yonder GillihanFall 2023019690
Joseph KimmelFall 2023029488
Joseph KimmelFall 2023039894
Anna RozonoerFall 2023047164
Chance BonarSpring 202301938540
Yonder GillihanSpring 202302908540
Joseph KimmelSpring 202303928740

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How to read this boardInstructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.