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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... seems to be a negative attribute , in the context of this narrative it was not a bad statement at all . Animal imagery was used extensively in the nomadic culture of patriarchal times ( see Gen. 49 ; Deut . 33 ) . In fact , Jacob gave ...
... seem to reflect unwarranted conclusions since " elsewhere Ishmael appears in a quite positive light . " 19 " 23 On the other hand , a host of scholars consider the scene to be a neutral one . Thus Skinner sees that what " excites ...
... seem " to him " an apt English trans- lation . " 33 Hamilton is inclined to take the action as referring to " fon- dling " or " horsing around , " 34 and Coats settles with " mocking , " saying , The threat of Ishmael throughout the ...
... seems to minimize the seriousness of Ishmael's action . The fact that the angel of God listened to the voice of dying Ishmael in the wilderness ( 21:17 ) is another deliberate allusion from the narrator to an earlier parallel situation ...
... seems that God compensated those who were forced to depart from the circle of blessing in Abraham's home by making them the object of a special spiritual care because they are also Abraham's seed . If this is the case , it would be ...
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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 |