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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... 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. , Exod . 19 : 6 ; Isa . 42 : 6 ; 49 : 6 ; Jonah 1-4 ; etc. ) . When this mission was successful , the nation ...
... light shining from a serious and objective handling of God's Word can brighten stereo- types darkened over centuries of biased tradition . There is no way out of the diligent study of Scriptures . There is no replacement for an ...
... light on the 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 ...
... light of the cultural practices . In fact , there is a progression in God's unfolding of details concerning the seed prom- ise . First of all , the word translated " seed " is not used in 12 : 1-3 . In- stead , there is a general ...
... light of the parallel use of the same verb in Genesis 25:18 , where the prediction is stated as fulfilled.26 The Comfort Factor In addition to syntactical structure , the comfort motif should also govern any correct interpretation of ...
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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 |