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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... references to Arabia and his contemporary Arabs , the Nabataeans . He constantly equates these Arabs with the children of Ishmael . 6 Whether or not there is a strong ethnic basis for his classification , no one can deny that Ishmael ...
... references are found in Meccan Suras ( i.e. , early in Muhammad's life ) . In 2 : 125 ( Medinan Sura , i.e. ... reference that points to Abraham's relationship to Ishmael is a passing statement of thanksgiving , where Abraham ...
... reference to making Abraham a great nation and a blessing to the nations of the earth . In 12 : 7 , " seed " is used for the first time in relation to the Abrahamic promise after the extended stay in Haran is over . Abraham's seed will ...
... reference to the oppression of Israel in Genesis 15:13 and in Exodus 1:11 , 12 frames " Sarah's and Abraham's treatment of Hagar " and invites " the reader to compare their treatment of this Egyptian maid with Egypt's later treatment of ...
... reference is normally to God's discovery of sin or evil in somebody " ( Gen. 44:16 ; Pss . 10:15 ; 17 : 3 ; Jer . 2:34 ; 23:11 ) . However , when the direct object is a person with God as the subject , the verb matza " ( " to find ...
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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 |