Ben-Hur : A Tale of the Christ

This classic novel, subtitled A Tale of the Christ, has fascinated readers for generations with its vivid depictions of the birth and death of Jesus interwoven with the fictional story of Judah Ben-Hur, a young Jew who finds his life inexorably changed by the Messiah. Featuring the thrilling chariot race between Ben-Hur and his arch rival Messala (the scene made famous by the Oscar-winning 1959 Hollywood movie), the novel brims with action, historical detail, and thoughtful spiritual truths.

BOOK FIRST

Into the Desert

1

(4)

Meeting of the Wise Men

5

(4)

The Athenian Speaks---Faith

9

(3)

Speech of the Hindoo---Love

12

(4)

The Egyptian's Story---Good Works

16

(8)

The Joppa Gate

24

(3)

Typical Characters at the Joppa Gate

27

(5)

Joseph and Mary Going to Bethlehem

32

(4)

The Cave at Bethlehem

36

(8)

The Light in the Sky

44

(2)

Christ is Born

46

(5)

The Wise Men Arrive at Jerusalem

51

(3)

The Witnesses Before Herod

54

(10)

The Wise Men Find the Child

64

(3)

BOOK SECOND

Jerusalem Under the Romans

67

(3)

Ben-Hur and Messala

70

(9)

A Judean Home

79

(5)

The Strange Things Ben-Hur Wants to Know

84

(6)

Rome and Israel---A Comparison

90

(7)

The Accident to Gratus

97

(12)

A Galley Slave

109

(4)

BOOK THIRD

Quintus Arrius Goes to Sea

113

(6)

At the Oar

119

(6)

Arrius and Ben-Hur on Deck

125

(7)

``No. 60''

132

(6)

The Sea Fight

138

(6)

Arrius Adopts Ben-Hur

144

(5)

BOOK FOURTH

Ben-Hur Returns East

149

(3)

On the Orontes

152

(3)

The Demand on Simonides

155

(9)

Simonides and Esther

164

(7)

The Grove of Daphne

171

(5)

The Mulberries of Daphne

176

(6)

The Stadium in the Gove

182

(5)

The Fountain of Castalia

187

(6)

The Chariot Race Discussed

193

(6)

Ben-Hur Hears of Christ

199

(7)

The Wise Servant and His Daughter

206

(8)

The Roman Orgie

214

(9)

A Driver for Ilderim's Arabs

223

(8)

The Dowar in the Orchard of Palms

231

(3)

Balthasar Impresses Ben-Hur

234

(5)

Christ is Coming--Balthasar

239

(7)

The Kingdom--Spiritual or Political?

246

(5)

BOOK FIFTH

Messala Doffs His Chaplet

251

(3)

Ilderim's Arabs Under the Yoke

254

(6)

The Arts of Cleopatra

260

(10)

Messala on Guard

270

(1)

Ilderim's and Ben-Hur Deliberate

271

(6)

Training the Four

277

(3)

Simonides Renders Account

280

(6)

Spiritual or Political?--Simondies Argues

286

(10)

Esther and Ben-Hur

296

(4)

Posted for the Race

300

(4)

Making the Wagers

304

(6)

The Circus

310

(5)

The Start

315

(7)

The Race

322

(7)

The Invitation of Iras

329

(3)

In the Palace of Idernee

332

(11)

BOOK SIXTH

The Tower of Antonia---Cell No. VI

343

(7)

The Lepers

350

(10)

Jerusalem Again

360

(5)

Ben-Hur at His Father's Gate

365

(6)

The Tomb Above the King's Garden

371

(7)

A Trick of Pilate's---The Combat

378

(9)

BOOK SEVENTH

Jerusalem Goes Out to a Prophet

387

(2)

Nooning by the Pool---Iras

389

(6)

The Life of a Soul

395

(6)

Ben-Hur Keeps Watch with Iras

401

(7)

At Bethabara

408

(8)

BOOK EIGHTH

Guests in the House of Hur

416

(7)

Ben-Hur Tells of the Nazarene

423

(5)

The Lepers Leave Their Tomb

428

(8)

The Miracle

436

(7)

Pilgrims to the Passover

443

(3)

A Serpent of the Nile

446

(10)

Ben-Hur Returns to Esther

456

(2)

Gethsemane---``Whom Seek Ye?''

458

(7)

The Going to Calvary

465

(8)

The Crucifixion

473

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