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Ben-Hur (Signet Classics) Mass Market Paperback – April 3, 2012
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- Reading age9 - 12 years
- Print length576 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Lexile measure990L
- Dimensions4.25 x 1.25 x 6.65 inches
- PublisherSignet
- Publication dateApril 3, 2012
- ISBN-100451532090
- ISBN-13978-0451532091
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Tim LaHaye is a noted author, minister, and nationally recognized speaker on Bible prophecy. He is the founder and president of Tim LaHaye Ministries, and the cofounder of the Pre-Trib Research Center, established for the purpose of exposing ministers to Bible prophecy. He holds a doctor of ministry from Western Theological Seminary and a doctor of literature from Liberty University. A pastor for thirty-nine years, LaHaye has written more than fifty nonfiction books and co-authored the Left Behind, the most successful Christian fiction venture in publishing history, with Jerry Jenkins.
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- Publisher : Signet; Reissue edition (April 3, 2012)
- Language : English
- Mass Market Paperback : 576 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0451532090
- ISBN-13 : 978-0451532091
- Reading age : 9 - 12 years
- Lexile measure : 990L
- Item Weight : 11.9 ounces
- Dimensions : 4.25 x 1.25 x 6.65 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #401,974 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #605 in Classic Action & Adventure (Books)
- #1,781 in Christian Historical Fiction (Books)
- #10,326 in Classic Literature & Fiction
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Customers find the book engaging and enjoyable, with a meaningful storyline woven around Biblical truths. They appreciate the depth and detail of the book. Readers praise the descriptive and sympathetic portrayal of characters. Opinions vary on the writing style, with some finding it well-written and readable, while others feel the language is stilted or hard to read.
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Customers find the book engaging and enjoyable. They say it is worth reading, with a well-crafted plot and page-turning adventure. Many reviewers mention that the book exceeds the movie version.
"...No point in my re-telling the novel for you. It's rewarding, as one of those reads you will always carry with you (mentally). Do read this one." Read more
"...And don't believe that it is dated or unreadable. It is worth the plunge, worth the patience, worth the experience of surrendering to Wallace and..." Read more
"...moral questions about wealth and vengeance, and there is a lot of page-turning adventure...." Read more
"...Beyond amazing." Read more
Customers find the storyline meaningful and interesting. They appreciate the historical perspective and the intersection of history, religion, and fiction. The book is described as an exciting read from a long-gone era. Readers find it inspiring and moving, with a message that we can make positive changes.
"...The hero is a Jew, and the novel is a story of a great Jewish family; and yet it is truly a story of Our Lord Jesus Christ and His entrance into..." Read more
"...1884 classic Count of Monte Cristo because it raises moral questions about wealth and vengeance, and there is a lot of page-turning adventure...." Read more
"...It truly is inspired...." Read more
"...the Bible fully wice, but it continues to amaze me daily with its open truth, and invitation to explore...." Read more
Customers appreciate the depth of the book. They find it has more information and insight than the movies. The book is detailed with many subplots that tie together. Readers find the characterizations rich and the descriptions thorough. Overall, they describe the story as captivating and thoughtful, starting out as a collection of different tidbits about Jesus' life.
"...It puts you RIGHT THERE, and you experience what it's like from a different point-of-view...." Read more
"...There's more characters, more sub-plots, and a different structure all together. It does have some flaws to note...." Read more
"...It starts out as a compendium of different tidbits about the days of Jesus of Nazareth thus mirrors the theology of the time when it was written...." Read more
"...I found it especially helpful in learning about the culture during the New Testemant. I feel as if I can visual the events that went on in the Bible...." Read more
Customers enjoy the book's character development. They appreciate the descriptive eloquence of the characters, places, smells, and events. The story is described as wonderful, with sympathetic portrayals of men and women, a great plot, and historical details.
"...It is peopled with mostly fictional characters, the exception being the biblical Jesus, his followers, and various actual Roman and Jewish leaders..." Read more
"...Again, Lew Wallace deserves his own filmed biography. He was a remarkable man...." Read more
"...Wallace makes the characters interesting and easy to relate with, even given the differences in language between then and now, and the tendency of..." Read more
"...the same story as the film, only with much, much more amplification of characters and relationships...." Read more
Customers have different views on the writing style. Some find it well-written and readable, with an eloquent language. Others feel the language is stilted and anachronistic for modern readers. They also mention archaic grammar and sentence constructions.
"...edition which I am reviewing, are economically priced, beautifully illustrated, printed, and bound editions which form an attractive core for the..." Read more
"...of surrendering to Wallace and his immense gift as a storyteller and a poet. There is so much in this story I can't begin to describe it...." Read more
"...It does have some flaws to note. The language is anachronistic to modern readers, with lots of 'thees' and 'thous' thrown in, that can take a bit..." Read more
"...times I still am amazed at the talent and inspiration of Lew Wallace in writing this classic. It truly is inspired...." Read more
Customers have different views on the book's interest. Some find it interesting and exciting, with picturesque descriptions. Others feel it lacks interest and is not as enjoyable to read as expected.
"...The story so captured me, that I couldn't STOP. It's exciting and full of very picturesque descriptions of the environment of those times around..." Read more
"...It was ponderous reading & to me--boring at times...." Read more
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"...the movie actually occurs about 2/3s of the book, and the end of the book is anticlimatic." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the book's pacing. Some find it very different from the movie and set in another country, culture, philosophy, religion, etc. It is gentle, passionate, touching, and terrible. Others say it is slow-moving at times.
"...At times the book drags on. It is FICTION, so the story of Ben-Hur is not something that had to be preserved in the movie...." Read more
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"This book was really very different than the movie. It has great depth and thought with it. Plus as is usual with a book, there is far more to it ...." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the book's age. Some find it modern and elegant, while others find it dated and slow-paced.
"...Especially the last 10 chapters. A good read for young adults & old as well." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2011Lew Wallace's Ben-Hur commonly appears on "Best Novels Ever Written" lists. The Reader's Digest World's Best Reading Series hardcover edition which I am reviewing, are economically priced, beautifully illustrated, printed, and bound editions which form an attractive core for the home library shelves. There are dozens of titles (great titles, obviously), and when I stumble across one at the right price, I add it to my shelf . . . which has become the best looking shelf in my library. Highly recommended, now on to Ben-Hur:
This is an iconic novel of Palestine, Rome, and Greece at around the beginning of the common era. It is peopled with mostly fictional characters, the exception being the biblical Jesus, his followers, and various actual Roman and Jewish leaders of the era.
The syntax can be difficult at times. . . stilted, formal. The story is of a young Jewish man, a subject of persecution by Rome, and his occasional crossing of paths with Jesus as the biblical story is woven in, and quite accurately I might add. I am a fairly vigorous Bible scholar, and with above average knowledge regarding the city of Jerusalem. I was extremely pleased with the Wallace recounting of the biblical tale, and fleshing it out with fictional detail. Very believable and very accurate. The plot is intricate, well told, and engaging. The story was also very moving at times.
Regarding things "religious" . . . quiz a hundred people regarding Bible "truth" and you'll get a hundred responses. That said, compared to my understanding of what the Bible says (which in my eyes is The Truth, and not always in alignment with mainstream.), I was much pleased that there were very few variations from this in Ben-Hur.
No point in my re-telling the novel for you. It's rewarding, as one of those reads you will always carry with you (mentally). Do read this one.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2007General Lew Wallace deserves his own movie, so interesting was his life, and so great was his achievement with this mammoth novel. What is so magnificent to me here is that Ben Hur is about Jews as well as Christians. It's a story of Christ that unites us, rather than divides us. The hero is a Jew, and the novel is a story of a great Jewish family; and yet it is truly a story of Our Lord Jesus Christ and His entrance into history. How many other great Christian novels can interest our Jewish brothers and sisters the way this one can? Too much of our later Christian writing and films is marred by needless anti-Semitism. Not this monumental book! And don't believe that it is dated or unreadable. It is worth the plunge, worth the patience, worth the experience of surrendering to Wallace and his immense gift as a storyteller and a poet. There is so much in this story I can't begin to describe it. ---- The great motion picture versions of the book are vital and transforming today as they were when they were created. --- I hope the novel inspires Christian writers by its absence of bias against the Jewish people, the people who are Our Lord's people. I recommend you buy the new paperback version, of course, but also treat yourself to some of the old venerable hard covers still available; and if you cannot read the book word for word, then move to those parts which draw you in and move on from them. There are times when the writing can put you in a trance with its beauty and its pace. Again, Lew Wallace deserves his own filmed biography. He was a remarkable man. He made history with this book, putting it into the hands of millions of Americans who never read novels at all, and drawing people to Christ with his rich and unforgettable story. He gave Jews and Christians alike a classic that is now an American legend.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2024I read a lot of books that are not on the modern bestseller lists. But many of these older books -- like Sinclair Lewis's Main Street, for example -- refer to Ben Hur as a novel of great importance that should be read by all. I am old, so I remember (sort of -- I was very young, after all) Ben Hur from the 1959 epic movie starring Charlton Heston (otherwise known as Moses from the Ten Commandments). All I remembered from the movie was the great chariot race, and one scene involving eye contact between Ben Hur and Jesus on Mount Cavalry. I don't know how faithful the movie was to the novel, but suffice it to say that my memory had left out quite a story. In some respects, it reminded me of the 1884 classic Count of Monte Cristo because it raises moral questions about wealth and vengeance, and there is a lot of page-turning adventure. But, of course, a great deal of the focus is on religion; after all, the subtitle is "A Tale of the Christ." This is one of those old classics that, like the Vicar of Wakefield, keep popping up in the discussions of characters in other novels of the time and of the several decades that followed. I think that I have said enough to show that I think it is definitely worth reading.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2024After seeing the movie several times I still am amazed at the talent and inspiration of Lew Wallace in writing this classic. It truly is inspired. After serving as a Union General in the Civil War, he wrote this novel using mail order maps of the Holy Land, the Middle East and Rome as it existed in 30-33 AD while he served as Governor of the New Mexico Territory during the days of Billy the Kid. Beyond amazing.
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- Ursula G. (Gaye) WebberReviewed in Canada on August 9, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars Ben-Hur
Expect to enjoy re-reading this book. Easy-to-use paper back format for those of us who like to read in bed.
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CirReviewed in Mexico on January 29, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente libro
Excelente libro, llego en perfectas condiciones
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AJZReviewed in Spain on October 16, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars Es un Best Seller en toda regla.
Esta en el Top Ten de los mejores libros que he leido.
Altamente recomendable.
- VenkateshReviewed in India on January 16, 2017
5.0 out of 5 stars A compelling story happening at the time of Christ's living
An interesting story set at the time of Christ's coming. It tells us about the happenings around the time of his life. Not just moralistic, but a story to read. A definite must read.
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こむそうやReviewed in Japan on January 19, 2018
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