false <![CDATA[Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174361955m/387749.jpg 387749 87 <p>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.</p> 1434214 book 1880 Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ total:702|5:223|4:251|3:161|2:52|1:15| 702 2721 1168 108 5 6 false true Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1982 Wed Jun 11 18:02:06 -0700 2008 Sat May 09 10:30:50 -0700 2009 3 more...]]> 2 1 false false Sat Nov 22 17:30:56 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 03:43:46 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 17:30:56 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 05 12:06:14 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 10 22:22:49 -0700 2009 I loved this story. It was a bit of a challenge in the beginning....more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Tue Jul 15 12:50:22 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 12:54:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Apr 04 13:31:18 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 13:32:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Fri Apr 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 23:08:57 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 02:24:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jun 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 12:28:54 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 13:08:22 -0700 2009 2 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Sun Sep 13 12:52:23 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 13:00:40 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false true Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 08:03:37 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 08:10:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 16 12:16:41 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 14:51:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Sep 15 04:16:12 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 04:17:35 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jan 03 07:28:43 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 15 17:41:10 -0700 2009 Ben-Hur: A Tale of Christ, is the story of the life of Jesus told within the exciting tale of Judah of the House of Hur. Judah is a Prince of Jerusalem betrayed by his childhood friend Messala, and sent to spend the rest of his life in servitude on a Roman ship. After three years, Juda...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Nov 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 04 14:47:09 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 13 20:34:07 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 25 23:31:32 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 12 17:47:34 -0700 2008
What surprised me was its heaviness in Christian doctrine & the story of Christ. The whole book is broken up into smaller books, &...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 26 11:05:54 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 28 08:41:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Mar 09 13:53:57 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 13:56:52 -0700 2009 There were so many unimportant words that I forget what the story was even about.
I was forced to read this in high school, whi...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 29 05:53:34 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 06:04:10 -0800 2009 4 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994 Sun Sep 13 10:22:40 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 10:24:25 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Feb 03 13:51:19 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 13:52:59 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Sep 11 05:08:07 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 00:44:16 -0700 2009 Intriguingly political as well as complex.

The Charlton Heston film is a masterpiece - this source material is equal to it, if not even more impressive.

Pick up a copy, you can find it for £1.

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