Can comps lists be mainly primary sources?

[serenade]

In Theology, is it unheard of to have the bulk of a comps list be composed of primary (rather than secondary) texts? 

[drivingthoughts]

In my experience, no, it is not unheard of. In my ThM comps (about 1500 pages), almost all of my bibliography was primary source. That said, probably depends on your topic/question.  As a bonus, this was pretty awesome because I could pretty much cut and paste my written exam into my thesis. 

[theophany]

At least in the case of all the theology PhD students I know, it's been almost entirely primary texts. As with everything, it depends. Some faculty are much more invested in comps being about reading all the classics; some are more invested in knowing the "state of the questions," which require more secondary texts.