Characters
The main character of the story:
Daniel
The city Joel and Thacia move to:
Capernaum
A weekly day of rest and worship
Sabbath
Where did Joel go to study to be a rabbi?
Jerusalem
Small frail person, thought to be possessed by evil demons.
Leah
Who rules over Israel at this time?
the Roman Empire
The Holy book of the Jewish religion.
What is the Torah?
Why was Samson so loyal to Daniel?
Daniel freed him from his chains.
The former slave who gave his life to save Daniel:
Samson
The country where the story takes place:
Israel
Joel read, "He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze." Who wrote this?
David
What celebration was it where Thacia invited Daniel to dance?
Day of Atonement
How did Speare come up with the idea for Bronze Bow?
She was teaching Sunday School and wanted children to know the history of Jesus' life.
The home town of Daniel and Leah:
Ketzah
A box which is placed near the doorway of a Jewish home. It is touched before a person crosses the threshold:
Mezuzah
What animal to Rosh and his men often steal?
sheep
Father to Joel and Thacia, also a rabbi:
Hezon
The first place Daniel saw Jesus, a place of worship.
a synagogue
a rabbi
The system in which poor people come behind workers and pick up food on the ground to eat:
the pauper's share