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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... mentioned above . But most important for the present study is that it signals a chronic misunderstanding of portions of Scripture that will occupy us in the remainder of this book . However , before this is at- tempted , it is necessary ...
... mentioning here : the king- dom of the Ghassanids , which was centered in the neighborhood of Damascus , and the Lakhmid kingdom , which was centered in Hira , southwest of the Euphrates . Both of these were vassal states , the first to ...
... mentioned in various ancient manuscripts , and at a certain stage of history became predominantly populated by Jews , both native and proselytes . There are reasons to think that the Jewish presence there may go back to the sixth ...
... . Only twelve Qur3anic verses mention Ishmael by name . Nine of them list him . among other holy men from ancient time . There , he is described among those having " preference above the worlds " ( 6:86 46 ARABS IN THE SHADOW OF ISRAEL.
... mentioned by himself is in Sura 19 : 54-55 ( Meccan ) , where he is described as " true to his promise , " " a messenger , " " a prophet , " one who " enjoined upon his people the prayer and almsgiving , " and " was in his Lord's eyes ...
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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 |