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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... nomadic culture , M. Seale argues persuasively that this expression is a by - name for a tribal head as bedouin ... nomadic life in the desert , the meaning of the relative nomi- nal clause that follows should be a qualifier of this ...
... nomadic populations in the Near East . " 44 Constant roaming of the bedouin tribes in the desert , with no ... nomads dislike the settled life ( Job 39 : 7 ) . This is what characterized the life of bedouin tribes in ancient history and ...
... nomadic lifestyle . This reverses Hagar's situation , who is pictured as a mere instrument in service of others.64 Furthermore , the statement " his hand upon everyone and everyone's hand upon him " in 12b plays on the term translated ...
... nomadic lifestyle of his descen- dants will set them against many and set many against them . Yet the name of Hagar's son , Ishmael , became an indication that God will listen to their affliction as an unfavored people . From God's ...
... nomads and assumed a leadership role in the north Arabian Desert . Though nomadic life today is not highly regarded among people of different ethnicity , even among Ar- abs themselves , the Bible does not portray this lifestyle in a ...
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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 |