Although Judah Ben-Hur is the novelâs main character, the bookâs subtitle, âA Tale of the Christ,â reveals Wallaceâs real focus. He launched into what would be years of research so that he could write with accuracy about first-century Israel.
After the war, a conversation with an atheist caused Wallace to take stock of how little he knew about his own religion.
He thinks heâs found the perfect leader in a young Nazarite, but is disappointed at the young manâs seeming lack of ambition.īefore writing Ben-Hur, Lew Wallace was best known for being a Major General in the American Civil War. Judah then devotes himself to learning as much as he can about being a warrior, in the hopes of leading an insurrection against Rome. Years later, Judah rescues a shipâs captain from drowning after a ship-to-ship battle, and the tribune adopts him in gratitude. Judahâs mother and sister are taken away to prison, and he is sent to a galley-ship. But when an accident happens after Massala returns from five years in Rome, Massala betrays his childhood friend and family. Judah and Massala are close friends growing up, though one is Jewish and the other Roman. Standard Ebooksġ99,672 words (12 hours 7 minutes) with a reading ease of 69.92 (fairly easy) Ben Hur, by Lew Wallace - Free ebook download - Standard Ebooks: Free and liberated ebooks, carefully produced for the true book lover.
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