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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... Christ through the same death they were culpable for ( Acts 2-3 ) . Second , they reveal how much current events in the Middle East influence our interpretation of the biblical text . Finally , they disclose our ig- norance of many ...
... Christ calls his fol- lowers in this world to uphold mercy and justice and be peace - makers ( Matt . 5 : 7-9 ) rather than endorse controversial politics . It is a pri- mary Christian task to offer hope to various people in the area ...
... Christ will be considered next , and will be referred to as " The Darkness of Israel . " Ancient Arabs will be explored finally during the period of the New Testament , which will be called , " The Light of Christ . " The " Light ...
... Christ . The suggested partition of history is not an arbitrary one , but rather based on the fact that Israel in biblical times was a nation elected for a missionary purpose . It was supposed to bear the light of the Lord to the ...
... Christ , there were strong attestations of this association . In this re- gard , the historian Diodorus of Sicily ( first century B.c. ) equates the Arabs of north Arabia with the Arabs of Assyrian time , who were as- sociated in ...
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The Jewish Ishmael Gal 42131 | 97 |
Sunrise of Abrahams Children | 109 |
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 |