The Bronze Bow

It is not coincidental that Daniel first bends his "neck to the Roman yoke" when he is with Thacia for Daniel's growing interest in and acceptance of the teachings of Jesus correspond to...

In Chapter 4 of The Bronze Bow we find Daniel starting to wish he had never come down from the mountains. His friend Simon comes by and asks Daniel to come to the synagogue with him because it is...

When Daniel first meets Rosh, he believes that he has found the perfect leader. He admires the rebel insurgent and wants to believe that he is indeed the messiah. Daniel's entire personality is...

Along with so many people from miles around, Daniel makes his way to the synagogue to hear Jesus speak. There's a real sense of excitement in the air. Jesus is fast gaining a reputation as a wise...

Joel had been recruited into Rosh’s resistance by Daniel. At the time Daniel was not fully aware of Rosh’s selfish nature; it was only when Rosh refused to participate in Joel's rescue that he...

The main idea in Chapter 3 is that Daniel must make a choice between continuing on with Rosh's renegade band in the mountains or returning to the burden of caring for his family at home. In...

In Chapter 4, Daniel returns to the village where his grandmother and sister live, the village he ran away from two years ago. He is unhappy at his former home because his sister's health and...

Jesus in The Bronze Bow regards mankind as entirely equal. He associates with adults and children, man and women, Jews and gentiles on exactly the same terms. He is happy to break with laws and...

In the last chapter of the novel The Bronze Bow, Jesus heals Leah and Daniel is awestruck at Leah's miraculous recovery. Leah tells Daniel that she knows how Jairus' daughter felt, and Daniel's...

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Growing up in the United States during the time that I did, I cannot relate to Daniel's experiences. I don't imagine too many people in this country could. Others who grew up in an oppressed or...

They make a hero out of Rosh because he's fighting the Romans. He's a warrior, fighting for freedom, and his sort of action is physical. It's a kind of heroism they can understand, and one they can...

Simon says this, in Chapter 23 of The Bronze Bow.

The Bronze Bow is told from the third person point of view. The story is told by a narrator who is detached from the action. This is called a third-person narrative. In The Bronze Bow, the reader...

Simon is able to find Daniel because Joel takes a message to him from the outlaw camp, telling Daniel's old friend Simon where he is and not to worry. However, Simon is far from reassured by the...

Both were happy to see him, but Daniel's grandmother was happy immediately, while Leah had to pass through a period of confusion and fear, due to her condition, before she could greet her brother...

Daniel is an escaped slave, and he wants the Romans out of Palistine because they are the slave owners. He wants to rid his town and country of the cruel Romans who keep his people enslaved....