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
... trading in other exotic goods for centuries before the rise of Islam . Living in secluded areas , they enjoyed long periods of peace , which helped them concentrate on trading and civic life . According to the historian Diodorus of ...
... trade mo- nopoly of south Arabia was broken . This weakened the internal south- north trade system and affected all the states benefiting from south Arabian trade . The Nabataean economy gradually was destabilized as a result of that ...
... trade business and built a reputation of integrity . Consequently , he was hired by a wealthy widow from Mecca by the name of Khadijah , to accompany her trading caravans . At the age of twenty - five , Muhammad married Khadijah , who ...
... trade city of Mecca . Converts to Islam were not many there.33 This indifference and rejection of the extravagant people of Mecca prompted Muhammad's family and a handful of families who con- verted to Islam to travel to the city of ...
... trade caravan belonging to the Meccan tribe of Quraysh was returning to Mecca from Syria , Muhammad and his followers attacked it and en- gaged it in battle at Badr . For the Meccan merchants this was a matter of life and death . They ...
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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 |