BenHur A Tale of the Christ is a novel by Lew Wallace published on November 12, 1880 by Harper & Brothers. Wallaces work is part of an important subgenre of historical fiction set among the characters of the New Testament. The novel was a phenomenal bestseller it soon surpassed Harriet Beecher Stowes Uncle Toms Cabin (1852) as the bestselling American novel and retained this distinction until the 1936 publication of Margaret Mitchells Gone with the Wind.The central character is Judah, prince of the Hebrew house of Hur. Judah grows up in Jerusalem, during the turbulent years around the birth of Christ. His best friend is Messala, a Roman. As adults Judah and Messala become rivals, each hating the other, which leads to Judahs downfall and eventual triumph. Elements of the story include leprosy, naval battles among galleys, the Roman hippodrome, Roman adoption, Magus Balthasar, the Arab sheikh Ilderim.

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