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"Betrayed by his best friend and enslaved by the Romans, Judah Ben-Hur seeks revenge but instead finds redemption through his encounters with Jesus Christ. Generations have thrilled to the sacred destiny of the mighty charioteer Ben-Hur, whose enduring tale began as a bestselling 1880 novel that later inspired equally popular stage and film interpretations. Combining the appeal of a historical adventure with a heartfelt message of Christian love and...

A modern retelling of the Nativity Story illustrated with evocative artwork depicts a human, relatable Joseph and Mary as a common carpenter and a simple peasant girl who are forced to deliver their child in a humble barn.

Merchant David ben Joseph has waited nearly 30 years to meet Jesus Christ. Finally meeting Jesus in Jerusalem, David quickly and accepts Christ as the Savior. David's family, however, are members of a zealous Jewish sect and only see Jesus as a nuisance.

Bestselling author Angela Hunt, who most recently wrote Magdalene, a historical fiction novel of the story of Mary Magdalene that was tied to The Da Vinci Code, now focuses on Mary, the mother of Jesus. She has adapted the screenplay for The Nativity Story into a powerful historical novel. Her moving novelization of this film tells the extraordinary tale of two common people, Mary and Joseph, a miraculous pregnancy, an arduous journey, and the history-defining...