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“Encircled About Eternally in the Arms of His Love”: The Divine Embrace as a Thematic Symbol of Jesus Christ and His Atonement in the Book of Mormon

November 10, 2023

Abstract: This study builds upon Hugh Nibleys insightful observation that several Book of Mormon passages reflect the ritual embrace that consummates the final escape from death in the Egyptian fune