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Ben‐Hur: A Tale of the Christ

The Oxford Companion to American Literature | 1995 | | Copyright

Ben‐Hur: A Tale of the Christ, novel by Lew Wallace, published in 1880 and dramatized by William Young in 1899.

Against the background of the life of Jesus is told the story of Judah Ben‐Hur, a Jewish patrician youth wrongly accused by his former friend Messala of attempting to kill the Roman governor of Judea. He is sent to the galleys for life, and his mother and sister are imprisoned. Escaping, Ben‐Hur returns as a Roman officer and enters the chariot race in which Messala has wagered heavily on himself. Messala hopes to ruin Ben‐Hur, but instead is seriously injured during the race. His cruelties are discovered, and he is slain by his wife Isas. Ben‐Hur rescues his mother and sister, now lepers, and all become Christians after the disease is cured through the intervention of Jesus.

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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature | 2003 | | Copyright

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, a historical novel, published 1880, about the early days of Christianity by Lew ( Lewis) Wallace (1827–1905), an American novelist.

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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-BenHurATaleoftheChrist.html

MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-BenHurATaleoftheChrist.html

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