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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... woman , became a starting point for Hagar to lose everything . Having been lifted up by maternal pride and marital status to the extent that the woman who indirectly was the cause of her privilege became little in her eyes , Hagar was ...
... woman at the well of Jacob and introduced himself to her as the giver of the living water ( John 14 ) . The mention of the Angel of Yahweh finding Hagar by the well of water may be a deliberate allusion by the inspired writer to the ...
... woman stopped short of telling where she was going . She failed to answer the second half of the angel's question— " Where are you going ? " — for she was aimless though she was wandering on the desert road leading to her native land ...
... woman a promise parallel to the promises given to the patriarchs ( cf. 17 : 2 ; 22:17 ; 26:24 ) though it may be lacking " the covenant context . " 14 Thus Hagar be- comes the only woman in the Bible to whom God gives such a prom- ise ...
... woman , stands out as the only person in the Bible to confer a name on deity . It is quite normal that people " give names to family members , to ani- mals , to sacred sites , but never to one's God , with the exception of Hagar . " 67 ...
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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 |