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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... meaning " highly praised . " Six years after his birth , his mother died and the child was raised by his grandfather Abd - el - Muttalib , and then by his uncle Abu - Talib.27 During his youth , the boy became involved in the trade ...
... meaning behind the name " Hagar , " speculations beyond the fact that it is a mere proper name are not needed for understand- ing the plot of the narrative.26 After a long silence since the beginning of the Abraham narrative , Sarah ...
... meaning to build.40 The basic idea of this verb is to be built up through the bear- ing of a son ( Heb . ben ) who will secure the continuity of the patriar- chal line.41 Many people , including famous expositors , criticize Abraham and ...
... meaning " a woman , " or " a wife " when in relation to a man . Yet she was not Abraham's wife in the primary sense of the word . She belonged to a middle class in between the concubine and the primary wife . In his discussion of ...
... meaning going well beyond connotations of the English verb : it includes elements of encounter and of divine election ( cf. Deut . 32:10 ; Ps . 89:21 ; Hos . 12 : 5 ) . " This remark supports the conclusion that " Hagar was one of the ...
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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 |