"Ben-Hur"는 미국의 작가 루 월러스(Lew Wallace)가 1880년에 발표한 소설로, 로마 시대의 유대인 무장 반란의 배경을 바탕으로 하며, 예수 그리스도의 이야기와 접촉하는 주인공 벤 허르의 이야기를 다룹니다.

"Ben-Hur"은 역사적인 배경과 잘 구성된 플롯, 강렬한 캐릭터, 신앙과 용서에 대한 깊은 테마 등으로 널리 알려져 있습니다. 이 소설은 출간 후 큰 성공을 거두었으며, 여러 번 영화화되고 뮤지컬로도 제작되었습니다. 특히 1959년에 제작된 "Ben-Hur" 영화는 아카데미 상을 수상하며 유명해졌습니다. "Ben-Hur"은 오늘날까지도 문학과 영화의 고전으로 여겨지고 있습니다.

판권 페이지
BOOK FIRST
Chapter I. Into the Desert
Chapter II. Meeting of the Wise Men
Chapter III. The Athenian Speaks?Faith
Chapter IV. Speech of the Hindoo?Love
Chapter V. The Egyptian’s Story?Good Works
Chapter VI. The Joppa Gate
Chapter VII. Typical Characters at the Joppa Gate
Chapter VIII. Joseph and Mary Going to Bethlehem
Chapter IX. The Cave at Bethlehem
Chapter X. The Light in the Sky
Chapter XI. Christ is Born
Chapter XII. The Wise Men Arrive at Jerusalem
Chapter XIII. The Witnesses before Herod
Chapter XIV. The Wise Men Find the Child
BOOK SECOND
Chapter I. Jerusalem under the Romans
Chapter II. Ben-Hur and Messala
Chapter III. A Judean Home
Chapter IV. The Strange Things Ben-Hur Wants to Know
Chapter V. Rome and Israel?A Comparison
Chapter VI. The Accident to Gratus
Chapter VII. A Galley Slave
BOOK THIRD
Chapter I. Quintus Arrius Goes to Sea
Chapter II. At the Oar
Chapter III. Arrius and Ben-Hur on Deck
Chapter IV. “No. 60”
Chapter V. The Sea Fight
Chapter VI. Arrius Adopts Ben-Hur
BOOK FOURTH
Chapter I. Ben-Hur Returns East
Chapter II. On the Orontes
Chapter III. The Demand on Simonides
Chapter IV. Simonides and Esther
Chapter V. The Grove of Daphne
Chapter VI. The Mulberries of Daphne
Chapter VII. The Stadium in the Grove
Chapter VIII. The Fountain of Castalia
Chapter IX. The Chariot Race Discussed
Chapter X. Ben-Hur Hears of Christ
Chapter XI. The Wise Servant and his Daughter
Chapter XII. A Roman Orgie
Chapter XIII. A Driver for Ilderim’s Arabs
Chapter XIV. The Dowar in the Orchard or Palms
Chapter XV. Balthasar Impresses Ben-Hur
Chapter XVI. Christ is Coming?Balthasar
Chapter XVII. The Kingdom?Spiritual or Political?
BOOK FIFTH
Chapter I. Messala Doffs his Chaplet
Chapter II. Ilderim’s Arabs under the Yoke
Chapter III. The Arts of Cleopatra
Chapter IV. Messala on Guard
Chapter V. Ilderim and Ben-Hur Deliberate
Chapter VI. Training the Four
Chapter VII. Simonides Renders Account
Chapter VIII. Spiritual or Political??Simonides Argues
Chapter IX. Esther and Ben-Hur
Chapter X. Posted for the Race
Chapter XI. Making the Wagers
Chapter XII. The Circus
Chapter XIII. The Start
Chapter XIV. The Race
Chapter XV. The Invitation of Iras
Chapter XVI. In the Palace of Idernee
BOOK SIXTH
Chapter I. The Tower of Antonia?Cell No. VI.
Chapter II. The Lepers
Chapter III. Jerusalem Again
Chapter IV. Ben-Hur at his Father’s Gate
Chapter V. The Tomb Above the King’s Garden
Chapter VI. A Trick of Pilate’s?The Combat
BOOK SEVENTH
Chapter I. Jerusalem Goes out to a Prophet
Chapter II. Nooning by the Pool?Iras
Chapter III. The Life of a Soul
Chapter IV. Ben-Hur Keeps Watch with Iras
Chapter V. At Bethabara
BOOK EIGHTH
Chapter I. Guests in the House of Hur
Chapter II. Ben-Hur Tells of the Nazarene
Chapter III. The Lepers Leave their Tomb
Chapter IV. The Miracle
Chapter V. Pilgrims to the Passover
Chapter VI. A Serpent of the Nile
Chapter VII. Ben-Hur Returns to Esther
Chapter VIII. Gethsemane?“Whom Seek Ye?”
Chapter IX. The Going to Calvary
Chapter X. The Crucifixion