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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... tion to the present dialogue . I recommend it to all . " -PAIGE PATTERSON Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Fort Worth , Texas " Some Christians who believe God's promises to Israel can tend to have a rejectionist's derogatory ...
... Between the two could come a message of reconcilia- tion in line with the ministry of our Lord himself who came to make us all one in him . -EUGENE H. MERRILL ABBREVIATIONS AASOR ABD AJSL ANET AOAT ARAB ARNA BA BAGD 12 FOREWORD.
... tion to the Arabian Peninsula . However , in biblical times , Arabs were geographically restricted to the Arabian Peninsula and some of its outskirts . The term Arab origi- nated from a mostly nomadic lifestyle . Genealogically ...
... tion or from self - interest . Contracts with Christians and Jews in Arabia were made to protect them under Islam as " people of the book , " be- longing to the dhimmi category . The Qur3an with its Meccan and Medinese verses became the ...
... tion did not constitute more than 10 percent of the inhabitants of Palestine , according to the best estimate possible . " Thus facts on the ground were not as easy as theories pictured them to be . Arab Nationalism and the Zionist ...
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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 |