Arabs in the Shadow of Israel: The Unfolding of God's Prophetic Plan for Ishmael's LineKregel Academic - 367 من الصفحات A thoughtful and well-documented call to rethink the role of Arabs in the plan of God. Western Christianity's long-standing support of Israel has, perhaps unintentionally, nurtured a prejudice against Arab people--the descendants of Abraham's first son, Ishmael. Author Tony Maalouf contends that this bias differs dramatically from the biblical portrayal of Ishmael and the nations that have sprung from him. With meticulous research and theological astuteness, Maalouf surfaces the positive portrayal of the Arab people in ancient and prophetic history, clearly showing that the Israeli-Arab conflict is a recent development in history. By bringing to light the nature of relationships that have prevailed among the Jews and Arabs throughout history, Maalouf strives to change the thinking of Bible believers to a more accurate understanding of this crucial contemporary issue. He traces the Abrahamic heritage of the Arab people and majors on the positive Arab-Israeli relationships in biblical history. The descendants of Ishmael have an important role in the sovereign plan of God--right up to the final moments of history. Provides a challenge to Christianity's interpretation of current events Outlines a thoroughly biblical view of the Arab people Meticulously researched and accessibly written Author is a Christian Arab with substantial theological training |
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... Galatians 4 : 21-31 . For centuries , interpretive difficulties involving these biblical passages have indirectly distorted the picture of Ishmael and have adversely affected the image of Arabs among Christians . Dealing with these ...
... Galatians 4 : 21- 31. The present chapter deals with the story from its beginning . It focuses on the circumstances that led to Ishmael's birth , highlighting the first six verses of Genesis 16 , which are crucial to any correct un ...
... Galatians 4:29 should not affect this understanding of the term as will be shown in the brief discussion of Galatians 4 : 21-31 in the following chapter . Sarah's Controversial Request The high death rate among children in their early ...
... Galatians . Though Genesis does not necessarily convey a nega- tive picture of Ishmael , Galatians 4:29 seems to portray him in a nega- tive way . It presents him as " the one born according to the flesh " 1 who persecuted " the one ...
... Galatians into three parts . First , biographi- cally , he attempted to establish his authority as an apostle of Jesus Christ , and consequently the authority of his gospel of grace ( chaps . 1-2 ) . Second , doctrinally , Paul defended ...
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Job Son of the Arabian Desert | 120 |
Agur and Lemuel Wise Men from Arabia | 136 |
What Became of Ishmael | 149 |
The Nabataeans Ishmael Finally Settled | 171 |
Arab Messianic Expectations | 183 |
The MagiArab Worshipers of Christ Part 1 | 193 |
The MagiArab Worshipers of Christ Part 2 | 205 |
Arab in the Shadow of Israel | 219 |
Endnotes | 225 |
Bibliography | 337 |
General Index | 356 |