Prepare answers to the questions below using Microsoft Word. Your responses should be double-spaced, using a standard 12-point font (like Times New Roman or Arial). Your response should be around 750 words in length, approximately three pages, double-spaced. In this lesson, we discussed the importance of Judah Ben-Hur as a character who spans the chasm that separates the Jewish and Roman worlds and, in so doing, prefigures the unity of these two traditions in the new religion of Christianity. In an essay of your own devising, explore Wyler’s use of this theme in Ben-Hur in reflecting or prefiguring the impact that Christianity will have upon either, or both, Jews and Romans. You may choose to focus upon broad themes, specific scenes, or specific relationships depicted within the film. Be as creative as you like, but be sure to support your ideas with evidence from the film itself.
