The Bronze Bow | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Daniel bar Jamin - Youth who vows to expel the Romans from Palestine after they crucify his father.

Joel bar Hezron - A scribe's son destined to be a rabbi but one who is willing to advocate violence against the Romans.

Malthace (Thacia) - Joel's sister who is the first one to see the options of achieving their goals of fighting the Romans through love and understanding rather than through war.

Rosh - The leader of the outlaws reputed to be preparing to do battle against the Romans but whose actions appear to...
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