Ben-Hur

Lew Wallace

• Editorial: ClassicBooks
• Año: 2024
• ISBN:
  9789895621873
• Categoría: Media & Performing Arts
• Categoría: Film & Video

Called "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century, " Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ was a best-seller in the 1880s, eclipsing the sales of Uncle Tom's Cabin and, later, Gone With the Wind to become the best-selling American novel of all time. The story recounts the adventures of Judah Ben-Hur, a fictional Jewish prince from Jerusalem, who is enslaved by the Romans at the beginning of the 1st century and becomes a charioteer and a Christian. Parallel with Judah's narrative is the unfolding story of Jesus, who comes from the same region and is a similar age. The novel reflects themes of betrayal, conviction, and redemption, with a revenge plot that leads to a story of love and compassion.