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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... period is conventionally referred to by Arab Muslim historians as the " period of ignorance " ( Jahiliyyah ) , this could not at all have meant that Ar- abs before Islam were ignorant . Outstanding poets existed among Arabs during the ...
... period an Arabian leader by the name of Philip , from the city of Shahba south of Dam- ascus , rose to power and became emperor of Rome . " Philip the Arab , " as he was conventionally called , ruled the Roman world from A.d. 244 to 249 ...
... period of time to make most of the Arabian Pen- insula pledge allegiance to him . Muhammad's influence is summa- rized by Lewis in this way : To the pagan peoples of Western Arabia he had brought a new religion which , with its ...
... period of the " caliphs , " literally mean- ing " successors . " However , the prophet of Islam left the scene of his- tory without officially appointing anyone to take over his position as a Muslim leader . Abu Bakr , the prophet's ...
... Byzantine and Persian rulers . This , according to Lewis , led a Jewish apocalyptic writer of the early Islamic period to communicate an angelic message of gratitude to God for raising Arab Muslims : “ ARABS YESTERDAY AND TODAY 29.
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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 |