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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... Jewish Studies Journal of Northwest Semitic Languages Jewish Publication Society Journal for the Study of Oriental Research Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Journal of Semitic Studies Ludwig Koehler and Walter Baumgartner ...
... Jewish groups . These nations today extend over the whole of the Middle East and North Africa in addi- tion to the Arabian Peninsula . However , in biblical times , Arabs were geographically restricted to the Arabian Peninsula and some ...
... Jewish communities were established in Najran , South Arabia . Jewish tribes flourished in Yathrib ( later Medina ) , Hijaz . From Syria and Abyssinia [ Ethiopia ] came Christian traders to the markets of Mecca . Christian influences ...
... Jews , both native and proselytes . There are reasons to think that the Jewish presence there may go back to the sixth century B.C.35 Medina later attracted many Arabs , who eventually became the dominant power . Of primary importance ...
... Jews in Arabia were made to protect them under Islam as " people of the book , " be- longing to the dhimmi category . The Qur3an with its Meccan and Medinese verses became the holy book of Muslim converts . In sum- mary , Muhammad , at ...
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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 |