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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... ancient Near East . Some scholars feel that Sarah's act most likely was mandated , or at least expected , by social custom.37 God in his sovereignty truly designed the circumstances that led to Ishmael's birth . The Matriarch's ...
... ancient Near East , P. Cruveilhier notes an extrabiblical parallel situation , and observes the existence of a middle class , which is called the esirtu class.44 In Hebrew Scriptures , Hagar's status is also distinct from that of ...
... ancient Near East . Shehadeh summarizes the traits of a wild donkey as presented in the Bible : ( 1 ) Strong willed , choosing his own way , and getting what he desires ( Job 39 : 8 ; Jer . 2:24 ; Hos . 8 : 9 ) ; ( 2 ) his habitat is ...
... ancient history and more recent times as well.45 By using the general term everyone ( kol ) , this prediction describes a general lifestyle of Ishmael and his descendants in the desert , and does not focus on hatred and conflict with ...
... Arabian flavor of the book of Job and the identity of Agur and Lemuel in Proverbs 30 and 31 . Exploration Highways Before trying to trace the line of Ishmael developed in ancient his- tory , we need to define the criteria of our search ...
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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 |