He learned about the Bible from his favorite teacher. Wallace showed a talent for writing early in life. "He became a prosecuting attorney he was in the legislature for a term." "He loved to paint, he loved to write, he loved to do creative things, he loved the military," he explained. "He tried different things," said Larry Paarlberg, director of the Lew Wallace Study and Museum in Crawfordsville, Ind. The author is Lew Wallace-a true renaissance man. The book tells the story of a life-altering encounter between a first-century Jewish prince and Jesus of Nazareth. The idea came from the best-selling novel, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, published in 1880. The 1959 blockbuster, starring Charlton Heston, made history with a record 11 Academy Awards.īut what many may not know is that Hollywood didn't create this classic story. For many, watching the movie "Ben-Hur" has become an Easter tradition.
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