Arabs in the Shadow of Israel: The Unfolding of God's Prophetic Plan for Ishmael's LineKregel Academic, 2003 - 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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... live side by side in harmony and protection . And when God took the light to the Gentiles , the sons of Ishmael were the first Gentiles to receive the message . Hopefully , this enlightened understanding of God's original intent will ...
... live and pros- per in Islamic territories.61 They did significantly well in Iraq , where they had a substantial and successful presence in the newly founded city of Baghdad in Abbasid times . They also had a great social and academic ...
... live in peace wherever they belong . Yet peace cannot coexist with oppression . Christ calls his fol- lowers in this world to uphold mercy and justice and be peace - makers ( Matt . 5 : 7-9 ) rather than endorse controversial politics ...
... live up to the purpose behind its election it caused further alienation from God among the nations around it . In both cases Ishmaelite Arabs are con- sidered as a study case to prove this cause - effect principle . This parti- tion of ...
... live occurred . With this change of status , a natural change in attitude and behavior can be expected . Trible notes the effect of this change in social structure : " In making Hagar Abram's wife , not concubine , Sarah has unwittingly ...
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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 |