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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... Genesis 25:13 and 1 Chronicles 4:25 . The Ishmaelites do not appear among the victims of David's raids into the south lands , even though these incursions encroach upon their habitat , as it is clear from 1 Samuel 27 : 8 and Genesis 25 ...
... Genesis 16 , 17 , 21 , and 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 ...
... Genesis 16 , which is crucial to any exploration of Ishmael in the Bible . It also covers Genesis 21 : 8-21 and its New Testament counterpart , Galatians 4 : 21- 31. The present chapter deals with the story from its beginning . It ...
... Genesis 25. According to him , the children of Ishmael and those of Keturah intermarried , dwelt in north Arabia , and became known as the Arabs and Ishmaelites . Further- more , the Jewish historian Josephus ( first century A.d. ) ...
... Genesis narrative shifts to Abraham and his descen- dants . However , as early as Genesis 11:30 , the plot of the Abraham narrative is set with the declaration of Sarah's barrenness . This prob- lem hindering the fulfillment of the seed ...
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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 |