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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... cultural significance of her suggestion and Abraham's appropriation of Hagar as a secondary wife . Codes 144-147 of Hammurabi ( eighteenth cen- tury B.c. ) describe regulations related to marriage practices . Code 146 states : When a ...
... cultural customs ( 16 : 3 ) . Thus Abraham had already waited before the Lord for many years since he had first received the promise of land , seed , and blessing.42 Not many believers could wait patiently that long under trial before ...
... cultural customs of their time makes the in- formed reader sympathize more with the couple in their difficult or- deal . This is especially true in light of the divinely caused problem of Sarah's chronic barrenness , leaving the couple ...
... cultural development of these nomads . Historians have to rely mostly on what others say about them , though it may not always be an objective presentation.29 Nevertheless , the book of Job , likely written against a patriarchal ...
... cultural , and religious unity be- tween both merged and natural elements.34 This phenomenon sheds some light on the intensity of social relationships that existed between the two groups at an early period of Israel's history . The time ...
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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 |