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For over a decade, Jewish theological education has faced a critical challenge: how to bridge the gap between abstract theological concepts and practical classroom teaching. Through an eleven-year partnership at the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), a collaborative pedagogical approach emerged that transformed how future Jewish educators and clergy engage with core theological domains. The team-taught course EDU/PHI 5525 "Translating Jewish Theology into Educational Settings" tackled revelation, conception of God, theodicy, and eschatology through innovative techniques including multimedia integration, cooperative learning exercises, and personal reflection assignments. Using a qualitative, reflective methodology, the implementation of forced-choice activities, small group discussions, and experiential learning exercises created safe spaces for theological exploration. Students demonstrated increased comfort with theological discourse and developed enhanced abilities to translate complex concepts for diverse educational audiences. The collaborative teaching model successfully integrated traditional academic theology with contemporary educational practice, moving beyond conventional lecture-based instruction. The findings challenge traditional assumptions about theological education accessibility, demonstrating that sophisticated theological concepts can be effectively taught to students of varying ages through carefully designed pedagogical approaches emphasizing active learning, personal meaning-making, and collaborative inquiry.

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    Published 2008-2009

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    Steven Brown