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English
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The Curse of the Covenant: The Deuteronomic Curses in the Book of Mormon
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BYU Studies
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June 2024
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63
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2
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5-24
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This article compares descriptions of divine cursing in the Book of Mormon and the book of Deuteronomy (and other ancient near eastern sources). The author concludes that the Book of Mormon "skin of blackness" is not a phenotypical quality, and that "when the curse and the skin of blackness are viewed from an ancient Near Eastern perspective with an eye to the Deuteronomic curse tradition we are better equipped to evaluate curse traditions within the greater narrative of the Book of Mormon."