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Ben-Hur: A tale of the Christ

Lew Wallace

FormatEbook
Published2000
Words1,97,804
LanguageEnglish
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About this book
Set in the Roman Empire during the lifetime of Jesus, this novel follows Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish nobleman betrayed into slavery, whose story intersects with the life of Christ. It suits readers interested in historical fiction and Christian religious themes.
Lew Wallace

Lew Wallace

Lewis Wallace was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, governor of New Mexico Territory, politician, diplomat, artist, inventor, and author from Indiana. Among his novels and biographies, Wallace is best known for his historical adventure story, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880), a bestselling novel that has been called "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century."

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