The best-known film adaptation was 1959’s Ben-Hur, a film made by MGM and considered one of the greatest films ever made, with 11 Oscars in 1960. It was then surpassed only by Margaret Mitchell’s novel, Gone with the Wind.
The novel, published by Harper and Brothers on November 12, 1880, inspired other novels with biblical sets, and was adapted for movies. But the novels of Sir Walter Scott and Jane Porter, and the Count of Monte Cristo (1846) by Alexandre Dumas also had an influence. There are critics who claim that the novel was inspired by Wallace’s life, especially the battle of Shiloh when Wallace was held responsible for the losses suffered by the Union army. In 1900, Ben-Hur was the best-selling American novel, being one of the best-selling novels of all time. This is how the book Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880) appeared, a bestselling novel considered the most influential Christian book of the 19th century by Humanities.
Wallace, although not a devout Christian believer, decided to do a thorough study of the Bible, Jesus Christ, and Christian faith. One day, Lew Wallace had a conversation with a staff officer who laughed and mocked God, the faith, and Christians.
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