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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... Abbasid times . They also had a great social and academic life in Kairouan ( Tunisia ) between the eighth and the eleventh centuries.62 But the most flourishing Jewish settlement during that period was 30 ARABS IN THE SHADOW OF ISRAEL.
... period was to be found in Spain.63 In Umayyad Spain , the Jews established a substantial presence and well - to - do communities in very many cities . The Jews provided the caliphs with court doctors , astronomers , and great scholars ...
... period starting with the call of Abraham and ending with Solomon's reign will be considered first . Since biblical history sketches basically the history of ancient Israel , this first period will be labeled , " The Light of Israel ...
... period of " Light " yields evidence of conversions to the Lord among ancient Arabs . The period of " Darkness , " marked by Israel's spiritual apos- tasy , results in spiritual darkness among the line of Ishmael , further alienating ...
... period of time . It is an effort to restore the biblical dignity of this character in order to bring back to the Bible a large section of people associated with this Arab patri- arch . To accomplish this task , the biblical story 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 |