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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... chapters . Arab peoples today are native citizens of twenty - two countries be- longing to the League of Arab States , where classical Arabic is the mother tongue and the official language of the people . These nations number in total ...
... chapters . Interestingly enough , postbiblical his- tory yields similar conclusions . Unlike the anti - Semitic waves that characterized Europe in the Middle Ages and in recent centuries as well , Arabs were not typically known for ...
... 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- derstanding of the Ishmael narrative ...
... ( chapter 16 ) The appropriation of Ishmael by Muslims starting from Muham- mad's time has indirectly led the church to avoid this biblical figure and look at him with suspicion . As a result , any defense of Ishmael , lightly considered ...
... chapter 14. This chapter speaks also of his mysterious encounter with Melchizedek ( vv . 18-19 ) . In Genesis 15 , the Lord ratifies his covenant with Abraham and predicts the slavery of his seed in Egypt and their eventual deliverance ...
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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 |