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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... reference to the inheritance . " For when our father Isaac was born all rejoiced , whereupon Ishmael said to them , ' You are fools , for I am the firstborn and I receive double portion . ' You may infer this from Sarah's protest to ...
... reference to Lot's preaching to his sons - in - law , when he appeared to them as " joking , " saying funny things ( Gen. 19:14 ) . Third , even if the interpreter settles with the sense of mocking for the sake of defending Sarah's ...
... reference to Ishmael and to his twelve sons , there are at least two other designations that should be considered in relation to the Ishmaelites in biblical history . The first one is the designation of " Ara- bians . " The second is ...
... reference to the nomadic tribes that dwelt in north and central Arabia . The Ishmaelites were a prominent section of these nomads and assumed a leadership role in the north Arabian Desert . Though nomadic life today is not highly ...
... reference was to north Arabian tribal leaders ( sheikhs ) who dwelt in the Syro - Arabian Desert.20 In that sense it included the Ishmaelite tribes that dwelt in most parts of that desert ( Gen. 25 : 12-18 ) . How- ever , later the term ...
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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 |