Scholars of Luke-Acts have struggled to define the apostles' proclamations of judgment on those who threatened the early Christian community. Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 4.32-5.11), Simon magus (8.4-25) and Bar-Jesus (13.4-12) all fall victim to the apostles' words of power, yet scholars have typically shied away from categorizing their speeches as curses. Close analysis of the structure, style,...