In the beginning of The Bronze Bow, Daniel is living with a group of bandits led by "Rosh the outlaw." Daniel gives all his allegiance to Rosh and tries to recruit others to join Rosh's band. Daniel believes Rosh is "a good man" because he found him when he ran away from Amalek and because Daniel believes Rosh is raising an army to fight against Rome. Daniel tells Joel that Rosh is "the bravest man in the world." As the story unfolds, however, we begin to see that Rosh is not worthy of Daniel's respect and loyalty. Rosh supports himself and his band of men by robbing individuals and caravans that go past the mountain they live on. Daniel tries to justify these actions as being for the greater good--that they will result in freeing Judea from Roman rule eventually. After Daniel meets Jesus, who some think will be the one to save the Jews from Roman oppression, and after Rosh and his movement disappoint Daniel, Daniel begins to consider following Jesus rather than Rosh. At the very end of the book, Jesus comes to Daniel's house and heals his sister. At the same time, Daniel is healed from the trauma of losing his father and from his fierce hatred of the Jews. He starts to go after Jesus, and we infer that his loyalty has shifted from Rosh, the false savior, to Jesus, the true Savior. By the end of the book, Jesus has become Daniel's leader.
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