What actor should play this person in a movie about their life? In my classes on ancient Judaism, I ask students this question a lot.

Sara Ronis describes the pedagogical impact of role playing exorcisms.

In this creative assignment, students were empowered to engage with the biblical text in new ways: they understood some of the ways that biblical texts can relate to the modern world and vice versa, they used their own creative voices, and they reflected critically on why we must develop awareness of moments of pain and trauma in the world around us.