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    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ: Unabridged
    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ: Unabridged
    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ: Unabridged
    Audiobook23 hours

    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ: Unabridged

    Written by Lew Wallace

    Narrated by Lawrence Skinner

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    About this audiobook

    Ben-Hur is a historical novel by Lew Wallace, a story of a hero named Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish nobleman who was falsely accused of an attempted assassination and enslaved by the Romans. Judah first encounters Jesus, who offers him a drink of water and encouragement, as Judah is being marched to a galley to be a slave. Their lives continue to intersect as the story unfolds. Judah survives his ordeal as a galley slave, after befriending and saving the commander of his ship, who later adopts him. Judah goes on to become a trained soldier and charioteer. Judah returns home to Jerusalem to seek revenge and redemption for his family (they perished in a Roman jail). After witnessing the Crucifixion, Judah recognizes that Christ's life stands for a goal quite different from revenge. Judah becomes Christian, inspired by love and the talk of keys to a kingdom greater than any on Earth.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAudioliterature
    Release dateDec 20, 2017
    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ: Unabridged
    Author

    Lew Wallace

    Lew Wallace was an American lawyer, soldier, politician and author. During active duty as a second lieutenant in the Mexican-American War, Wallace met Abraham Lincoln, who would later inspire him to join the Republican Party and fight for the Union in the American Civil War. Following the end of the war, Wallace retired from the army and began writing, completing his most famous work, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ while serving as the governor of New Mexico Territory. Ben-Hur would go on to become the best-selling American novel of the nineteenth century, and is noted as one of the most influential Christian books ever written. Although Ben-Hur is his most famous work, Wallace published continuously throughout his lifetime. Other notable titles include, The Boyhood of Christ, The Prince of India, several biographies and his own autobiography. Wallace died in 1909 at the age of 77, after a lifetime of service in the American army and government.

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      There is no doubt why this is considered a classic. It is a good story that kept my attention for 23 hours of listening. Many identify Ben Hur with the chariot race. Now that I have heard the entire story, I see the race is only an element that, like so many others, moves him toward the major story of the book: the tale of the Christ.