- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ - Wikipedia
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a novel by Lew Wallace, published by Harper and Brothers on November 12, 1880, and considered "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century" [1] It became a best-selling American novel, surpassing Harriet Beecher Stowe 's Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) in sales
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ - General Lew Wallace Study Museum
Lew Wallace wrote Ben-Hur in Crawfordsville, Indiana, and finished it in Santa Fe, New Mexico Learn about the novel, play, movies, and other adaptations
- Ben-Hur and Lew Wallace: How the scapegoat of Shiloh became one of the . . .
In Ben-Hur, Wallace had written a novel that would help America forget the Civil War But its author never could
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace | Goodreads
When Judah Ben-Hur's estranged childhood friend, the Roman Messala, betrays him into a life as a galley-slave and leaves his mother and sister to rot in prison, Ben-Hur survives only by vowing revenge
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, Complete and Unabridged
Ben-Hur is one of the best selling books of all times This poignant novel intertwines the life stories of a Jewish charioteer named Judah Ben-Hur and Jesus Christ It explores the themes of betrayal and redemption
- Ben-Hur: A tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace - Project Gutenberg
"Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" by Lew Wallace is a historical novel written in the late 19th century The story is set in ancient Judea and revolves around themes of faith, redemption, and the life of Jesus Christ, with a particular focus on the character Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish prince who faces betrayal and suffering
- Ben-Hur: How Lew Wallace Found Faith in Epic Fiction
His anger and sense of outrage fuel the storytelling; Ben-Hur’s bitterness is Lew’s own What’s more, Ben- Hur’s violent response to his grievance was one that would have been familiar to Lew, who was first and foremost a soldier
- The Deeper Themes of Lew Wallace’s Ben Hur - OnePeterFive
Ben Hur, written by Lew Wallace and published in 1880, revolves around the themes of vengeance, love, suffering and making God into what we want Him to be The novel follows the misfortunes of a young Jewish man as he is separated from his family and made a slave in the Roman galleys
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