Bibliograph

Ben-hur., Lew Wallace

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Ben-hur., Lew Wallace

Language

eng

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Main title

Ben-hur.

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Text Difficulty 9 - Text Difficulty 12

Responsibility statement

Lew Wallace

Summary

One of the most popular American novels of all time, Ben-Hur vividly re-imagines the oppressive Roman occupation of ancient Palestine and the rise of Christianity. The saga of Judah Ben-Hur's spiritual journey from slavery to vengeance to redemption is both a vivid historical adventure and a powerful story of one man's religious awakening.Born the son of a Jewish nobleman, Ben-Hur is condemned to a life of slavery when his former friend wrongly accuses him of attempting to kill a Roman official. While his mother and sister are imprisoned in a leper colony, Ben-Hur heroically escapes to challenge Massala's domination in a chariot race. Before the cheering multitudes at the Roman Circus in Antioch, he achieves his revenge and glory. But it is later, at the foot of a cross on a hill in Jerusalem, that he fulfills his true destiny

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