Ben-Hur

At noon, a lone rider crosses the pathless desert without looking back. When his great white dromedary finally kneels, he gives thanks as if he has reached the place he has sought for years.

Lew Wallace’s tale opens beneath the vast skies of the ancient East, where Roman power reaches into Jerusalem and a stranger’s journey hints at a greater meeting to come. Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish prince, is betrayed and condemned to a life of brutal servitude; the wrong done to him sets revenge burning in his heart. But as his fate draws near the story of Jesus, the question is not only whether Judah can answer cruelty with cruelty. What will the desert traveller’s purpose mean for the path Judah must take?

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