The Bronze Bow - Elizabeth George Speare

Category: Children, Historical Fiction, Novel, Spiritual & Religious
Language: English
Keywords: 1st Century AD Galilee Roman Occupation Zealots

Written by Elizabeth George Speare
Read by Mary Woods, Pat Young
Format: MP3
Bitrate: Mixed
Unabridged

After witnessing his father’s crucifixion by Roman soldiers, Daniel bar Jamin yearns for vengeance. Consumed by hatred, he lives dangerously among outlaws in the hills outside of his village, spying and impatiently plotting.

In nearby Capernaum, a rabbi is teaching a different lesson. Time and again, Daniel is drawn to the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, only to turn away, disappointed and confused by Jesus’s lack of action in opposing the Romans. Headstrong and devoid of tenderness, Daniel is also heedless of the love and loyalty of those around him, dragging them along his own destructive path.

Winner of the 1962 Newbery Medal, The Bronze Bow is the story of a boy’s tormented journey from a blinding hatred to the acceptance and understanding of love.

Mary Woods version:
Recorded in 2001
6 hrs and 57 mins

Pat Young version:
September 3 2019
7 hrs 42 mins

(I couldn’t locate the Pete Bradbury version.)