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
النتائج 6-10 من 82
... facts that will help ease contemporary tensions . Bib- lical history is the time frame assumed to stand behind the books of the Bible . Old Testament Scriptures will be divided into two main sec- tions . The period starting with 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 nations around it and to act as a kingdom mediating between God and the kingdoms of the world ( e.g. ...
... fact that , as early as the ninth century B.c. , the Assyrian records mostly apply the term " Ar- abs " to north ... facts about this matter.15 The Muslim Ishmael It is appropriate at this point to present a brief synopsis of the place ...
... facts . First , Sarah breaks her silence for the first time since the beginning of the Abraham narrative.23 Second , she addresses Abraham in the imperative mood and instructs him ( v . 2b ) to " go in to " her Egyptian maid named Hagar ...
... fact that it is a mere proper name are not needed for understand- ing the plot of the narrative.26 After a long silence since the beginning of the Abraham narrative , Sarah disclosed what was on her mind ( 16 : 2 ) . She told Abraham ...
المحتوى
43 | |
61 | |
80 | |
97 | |
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 |