Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
By Lew Wallace
- Release Date: 2012-02-01
- Genre: Fiction & Literature
The tale revolves around two storylines: the story of Jesus and the story of Ben-Hur. The author supposedly was engaging in a discussion with an atheist over the existence of God when he discovered how little he knew about the actual historical setting of the Messianic events. He set to work, and after a season of research, turned up with the book, his primary purpose being to teach.