VIDEO: Why Did God Support the Nephites in Battle? (Book of Mormon Central Knowhy #572)
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“The Book of Mormon,” observed Ricks, precisely “reflects a sacral ideology of war similar to that found both in Israel and in the ancient Near East.”
The divine or supernatural was likewise an integral part of ancient Mesoamerican warfare, and the Book of Mormon also shares an affinity to practices found among the Maya.
