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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... believe God's promises to Israel can tend to have a rejectionist's derogatory attitude toward Arabs . Dr. Tony Maalouf , an evan- gelical Arab Christian scholar , opens our eyes to scriptural teaching about Arabs , much of which is ...
... believe . A major turnaround in my thinking happened at an earlier stage of my study . The professor then looked at me and said , " Tony , you might have a better answer for us , since you have studied the subject a little further ...
... believes " traditional ' mocking ' would require the preposition b- to designate the object . " 24 Thus he concludes , " his playing with Isaac , need mean no more than that the older boy was trying to amuse his little brother . There ...
... believes that " biblical substantiation for the statement that Ishmael persecuted Isaac is not forthcoming , so far as the two individuals are concerned . " 10 Commenting on Sarah's demand ( Gen. 21:10 ) , Bruce adds , " the sight of ...
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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 |