Ben-Hur
Judah Ben-Hur lives as a rich Jewish prince and merchant in Jerusalem at the beginning of the 1st century. His old friend Messala arrives as commanding officer of the Roman legions. They become bitter enemies. Because of an unfortunate accident, Ben-Hur is sent to slave in the mines while his...
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Judah Ben-Hur lives as a rich Jewish prince and merchant in Jerusalem at the beginning of the 1st century. His old friend Messala arrives as commanding officer of the Roman legions. They become bitter enemies. Because of an unfortunate accident, Ben-Hur is sent to slave in the mines while his family is sent to leprosy caves. As Messala is dying from being crushed in a chariot race, he reveals where Ben-Hur's family is. On the road to find them, Ben-Hur meets the Christ as he is on the road to Golgotha to be crucified. That day changes Ben-Hur's life forever, for that is the day he becomes a believer.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781404185715 (1404185712)
Publish date: April 18th 2005
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
bookshelves: published-1880, spring-2011, re-read, period-piece, ancient-history, slaves, play-dramatisation, ouch, roman-civilisation Read from April 16 to 21, 2011 ** spoiler alert ** General Lew Wallacehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/...Michael Gambon narrates the biblical passages.
Probably a great story. But when I'm reading it on the bus and find myself starting to nod off, I know it's one that I'll have to force myself through.
"Out of that vast tomb Christianity issued to supersede the Caesars."Ben Hur is one of those classic works better recognised for its many adaptations. To this end it seems fair to compare it to another highly similar work - Les Miserables. Both are classic historical fiction works which use history ...
General Lew Wallacehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007jr51/Lew_Wallaces_Ben_Hur_A_Friendship_Betrayed/Michael Gambon narrates the biblical passages.
i hope i enjoy it as much as the film
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