Ben-Hur: The Untold Story Behind the Classic - HavenToday.org
Before it was a movie, Ben-Hur was the , surpassing even Uncle Tom’s Cabin . It was so influential that: It was the first work of fiction to be blessed by a Pope.
It remained the #1 bestseller in the U.S. for 50 years until the release of Gone with the Wind in 1936.
The Eternal Legacy of Ben-Hur: From Skepticism to Silver Screen Spectacle
The journey began not with a filmmaker, but with a Union General. , a lawyer and Civil War veteran, published Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ in 1880. Interestingly, Wallace initially set out to debunk Christianity. After a conversation with a prominent agnostic, he began researching the life of Christ to prove its fallibility but ended up converting to the faith himself during the process.