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 |
من داخل الكتاب
النتائج 1-5 من 26
... predicted the numberless multitudes of de- scendants that he will have . The Lord later specified to the patriarch that his seed would not be Eliezer , the chief servant of his household , but rather a seed from his loins ( 15 : 4 ) ...
... predict the Egyptian servitude of Israel . Hagar finds her way out of this oppression as she " fled from her presence " ( literally , " from her face " ) . Hagar's flight ( barah ) out of op- pression ( anah ) , is paralleled by the ...
... predictions describe a set of life conditions of Ishmael . They are ontologically stemming out of each other , the second being a logical implication of the first . Meanwhile , the third prediction is dependent on the verb " will dwell ...
... prediction.25 As such , the action verb " dwell " ( Heb . yishkon ) with its modifying clause ( Heb . al - pene kol akhayo ; literally translated , " in front of all his brethren " ) should be interpreted in light of the parallel use of ...
... predictions concerning her son is her exaltation of the Lord immedi- ately following this prediction ( v . 12 ) by giving him the name " El Roi " ( v . 13 ) . Her reaction supports the fact that the motif of comfort gov- erned verse ...
المحتوى
43 | |
61 | |
80 | |
The Jewish Ishmael Gal 42131 | 97 |
Sunrise of Abrahams Children | 109 |
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 |