Synopsis of The Bronze Bow

             Daniel lives with a band of guerrilla fighters in the mountains above his village in Palestine during the time when Jesus lived on earth as a man.  Why doesn’t Daniel want to go home to his sister and grandmother?  What happened to Daniel’s parents?  These are a couple of the intriguing questions you will wonder about as you follow the plot of this historical novel.  Daniel makes friends with a brother and sister from the village, and together they join in daring attempts to help the rebel Rosh fight against Roman rule – that is, until they meet Jesus and have second thoughts about what the kingdom of God truly is.  A conflict rages inside Daniel.  Should he help Rosh or his sister? Will he find peace if he keeps his vow to kill Romans?  You will definitely care what happens to the characters in this suspenseful story.

Christian Fiction:  The Bronze Bow
by Elizabeth George Speare

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Chapters 1 and 2

1.  Why had Daniel run away to the hills?

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2.  Why do you  think Joel helps Daniel in the skirmish?

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Chapters 3-5

5.  What is Daniel’s first reaction when Jesus begins speaking at the synagogue in Ketzah?

     Why is Daniel disappointed with Jesus by the end of the service?

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6.  What does Daniel dislike about the Capernaum synagogue?

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7.  Why is Daniel homesick while at home with his grandmother and Leah?

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Chapters 6-8

8.  What does Joel read to Daniel and Thacia?

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9.  In Chapter 7, the reader finally learns what has happened to Daniel’s parents.

       What happened to his father?   What happened to his mother?

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10.  Why does Joel think Jesus is not a true rabbi?

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Chapters 9-12

11.  Why does Daniel feel uneasy while waiting for the man Rosh had sent him to rob?

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12.  What message from Simon causes Daniel to leave the mountain?

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13.  What three things is Daniel amazed to discover that Leah knows how to do?

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Chapters 13-15

14.  Daniel notices a difference between the meal he shares with the men at the cave and the

       meal he shared with Jesus and the men at Simon’s house.  What is this difference?

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15.  Why do you think Leah allows Thacia to visit her when she hasn’t let another person see her in years?

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Chapters 16-18

16.  What plan do Joel and Thacia devise so that Joel can get the information he needs without

       being suspected?

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17  How does Daniel’s view of Rosh change by the end of Chapter 18?  Why does it change?

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Chapters 19-21

18.  What are two reasons that Daniel feels he could never marry Thacia?

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19.  What does Jesus say about Daniel’s vow?

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Chapters 22-24

20.  What surprise does Leah have for Daniel?  How does Daniel react?

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21.  What happens at the end of the book?  Do you like this ending?  Why/why not?

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