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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... translations of the Bible miss God's favorable response ( v . 19 ) to Abraham's request concern- ing Ishmael . They translate the Hebrew term ebal , " no " ( " No , but Sarah your wife shall bear you a son ... " ) , and are thus ...
... translation that conveys the idea of God's heeding of Abraham's prayer for Ishmael and providing room for the alternative plan concerning Sarah's son.' Though God was getting ready to pronounce blessings on Ishmael ( 17:20 ) , the son ...
... translation . Ishmael's action may have been geared toward drawing social attention to him as the firstborn of Abraham in a celebration that highlighted the newly weaned child , Isaac . This sparked the in- sight of Sarah into the ...
... translation . However , at least one translation , that of Wiclif ( a.D. 1380 ) , articulates the nuance of " pursuing , " rendering the same verb " pursue , " 18 that is , " go after . " Though " persecuted " can be main- tained as a ...
... translated " children ( people or sons ) of the east . " It is generally maintained that the Qedemites of the Old Testament ( bene qedem ) are to be identified with nomadic ( Arab ) tribes 112 ARABS IN THE SHADOW OF ISRAEL.
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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 |