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NATHANIEL A JONES

The Fourth Man · Book 1

The Names of Captives

They were captives. They were never conquered.

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In the empire of Babylon, three young captives are given new names and a choice: bow to the empire, or stand for the God who brought them through the fire.

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Shadrach

A Hebrew captive brought into Babylonian power and given a new name. When an empire commands him to bow, he becomes one of the three who refuse to kneel.

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Meshach

One of the three young captives reshaped by Babylon's education, who stands with his brothers when the music commands the world to bow.

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Abednego

The third of the trio taken from Jerusalem into an empire determined to remake them. His courage holds when obedience to the state demands what he cannot give.

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