There’s nothing better than grabbing a book and wiling away a lazy summer afternoon reading under a tree—but for those days when it gets so hot your sunglasses are slipping off of your nose and you can no longer focus on the pages in front of you, perhaps a trip to the cineplex is in order. You’ll […]
General Lew Wallace's Ben-Hur reimagines the mighty Roman Empire and the rise of Christianity. The saga of Judah Ben-Hur's spiritual journey from slavery to vengeance to redemption is both a vivid historical adventure and a powerful story of one man's religious awakening. As Blake Allmendinger writes in his Introduction to this Modern Library Paperback Classic. "Ben-Hur, his conflict with the Roman warrior Messala, and his conversion to Christianity at the foot of the Cross, combines adventure, sentimentality, athletic spectacle, and religious devotion."
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Ben-Hur
General Lew Wallace's Ben-Hur reimagines the mighty Roman Empire and the rise of Christianity. The saga of Judah Ben-Hur's spiritual journey from slavery to vengeance to redemption is both a vivid historical adventure and a powerful story of one man's religious awakening. As Blake Allmendinger writes in his Introduction to this Modern Library Paperback Classic. "Ben-Hur, his conflict with the Roman warrior Messala, and his conversion to Christianity at the foot of the Cross, combines adventure, sentimentality, athletic spectacle, and religious devotion."
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ISBN-13: | 9780451532091 |
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Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
Publication date: | 04/03/2012 |
Pages: | 592 |
Sales rank: | 77,575 |
Product dimensions: | 4.10(w) x 6.70(h) x 1.10(d) |
Age Range: | 9 - 12 Years |
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