Ben-Hur, Part 8, Chapter 8 summary

What happens

1. Ben-Hur leaves the celebrating crowds and follows a procession of religious leaders, servants, and Roman soldiers, recognizing Judas among them.
2. At an olive orchard, Judas kisses the Nazarene, identifying the man the armed crowd comes to seize.
3. A disciple wounds a man, but the Nazarene heals him, rejects armed resistance, and allows his captors to bind him.
4. After the disciples disappear, Ben-Hur approaches the prisoner and asks whether he would accept rescue, but receives no response.
5. The crowd attacks Ben-Hur, who escapes, retrieves his discarded garments, and rides from the khan to his people’s tents.
6. Unable to sleep, Ben-Hur abandons his royal hopes and imagines a peaceful home with Esther.

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