Bright Raven
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One of the great movies of the golden era of Hollywood. What is interesting, the story of Judah Ben Hur (it is fiction) was written as a novel by a retired Civil War general Lew Wallace. There are numerous historical errors in both the novel and the movie. For example:
Sheik Ilderim pins a Star of David onto Ben Hur's belt before the race, obviously to goad the Romans. The Star of David didn't become a symbol of Judaism until the Middle Ages, in Eastern Europe. The first reference occurs in the 12th Century.
What I always found odd about the story is something that cannot be discussed here. Perhaps if I am delicate? The main theme of the story presents a bold contradiction between two of the major religions of the world.
Sheik Ilderim pins a Star of David onto Ben Hur's belt before the race, obviously to goad the Romans. The Star of David didn't become a symbol of Judaism until the Middle Ages, in Eastern Europe. The first reference occurs in the 12th Century.
What I always found odd about the story is something that cannot be discussed here. Perhaps if I am delicate? The main theme of the story presents a bold contradiction between two of the major religions of the world.