Wallace , Lew creator Noor , Ise Illustrator text cb Malaysia Oxford University Press 1978 monographic eng

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80 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm . Judah Ben-Hur lives as a rich Jewish prince and merchant in Jerusalem at the beginning of the 1st century. His old friend Messala arrives as commanding officer of the Roman legions. They become bitter enemies. Because of an unfortunate accident, Ben-Hur is sent to slave in the mines while his family is sent to leprosy caves. As Messala is dying from being crushed in a chariot race, he reveals where Ben-Hur's family is. On the road to find them, Ben-Hur meets the Christ as he is on the road to Golgotha to be crucified. That day changes Ben-Hur's life forever, for that is the day he becomes a believer. Z 990 Lexile Z Raz-Plus By Lew Wallace Ancient Rome Fiction 19th century Fiction PS3134 .B4 813.4 9789740845881 FISKH 260120 20260120084610.0 9531 eng