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A classic of faith, fortitude, and inspiration, this faithful New Testament tale combines the events of the life of Jesus with grand historical spectacle in the exciting story of Judah of the House of Hur, a man who finds extraordinary redemption for himself and his family. Judah Ben-Hur lives as a rich Jewish prince and merchant in Jerusalem at the beginning of the first century. His old friend, Messala, arrives as commanding officer of the Roman legions.

An American classic, Ben-Hur is both a vivid historical epic and the powerful story of one man's spiritual journey from slavery to vengeance to redemption. Born the son of a Jewish nobleman, Ben-Hur is condemned to the galleys for life for accidentally dislodging a piece of tile that falls on the Roman procurator. He is betrayed by his best friend, manages to escape his imprisonment, and gains revenge and glory before the cheering multitudes in the chariot races at the Roman circus in Antioch.

Ben-Hur is a story of two very different heroes. Judah Ben-Hur, a prince of Jerusalem, is involved in an accident to the Roman procurator which is taken to be intentional. He is seized and sent to the fleet as a galley-slave, while his family is imprisoned and the family goods confiscated. When Ben-Hur saves the fleet captain from drowning after his ship is sunk in a fight with pirates, that officer adopts him as son and heir.

Der Roman schildert das Leben des fiktiven jüdischen Prinzen Judah Ben Hur, der zu Beginn des 1. Jahrhunderts n. Chr. wegen eines angeblichen Attentats auf den römischen Statthalter von Judäa zur Galeerenstrafe verurteilt wird, später aber in seine Heimat zurückkehrt und eine Aufstandsbewegung gegen die Römer plant. In einem Wagenrennen besiegt er seinen früheren Freund und späteren Widersacher, den Römer Messala. Ben Hur bricht seine Aufstandspläne ab, als er von der Glaubensbotschaft des gekreuzigten Jesus überzeugt wird.

Ben-Hur could be said to be the first American blockbuster. When it was published in 1880, it sold over two-million copies and was translated into numerous languages. Wallace's original novel has been largely forgotten now, but as this reading shows, the story, together with the sweeping rhythm of the writer's prose, make it ideally suited to audio.

Judea, AD 26. Two men's lives run almost in parallel. One is a prince of Jerusalem. The other is known as 'He that is born King of the Jews'. When Judah Ben Hur visits his childhood playmate Messala, now a Roman tribune, he hopes to rekindle an old friendship. But their meeting has devastating consequences. Betrayed and falsely accused of attempted murder, Judah's property is confiscated and his family arrested—and he himself is sent to the galleys.

Adapté du roman Ben-Hur : A Tale of the Christ de Lew Wallace paru en 1880, ce péplum épique dont l'action se situe au début de notre ère est un monument par l'ampleur de sa mise en scène et des séquences à très grand spectacle comme la bataille navale, la course de char, et la crucifixion.

"Ben Hur" - ein spannendes Hörspiel von Christopher Lukas frei nach dem berühmten Roman von Lew Wallace.

Judah Ben Hur hat alles was man sich erträumen kann. Macht, Reichtum, eine schöne Frau die er heiraten will. Sein Leben scheint vom Glück geküsst. Das alles ändert sich, als sein Halbbruder, Messala, aus Rom zurück in die Provinz Judäa kehrt. Der in der Armee aufgestiegene Messala ist sich sicher - in Jerusalem, der Hauptstadt der Provinz, soll es einen Komplott gegen den Stadthalter geben. Sein Verdacht fällt auf Judah Ben Hur und dessen Familie.

Questo romanzo storico scritto nel 1880 fu tradotto in varie lingue e pubblicato in tutto il mondo, finendo col vendere più di cinquanta milione di copie. L'autore, che nasce come giornalista e senatore dell'Indiana, scrisse poi due soli libri, raggiungendo con questo, un successo inaudito. Il libro ha ispirato un famoso colossal cinematografico. Traduzione di Monsignor Enrico Salvadori.