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Dr. Daniel S. Carrera, a Cuban born Army veteran turned theologian, argues that the roots of the Israeli Arab conflict trace not to modern borders or Cold War politics, but to a single decision in Abraham’s tent.
Virginia – Brisbane. In the year since the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, which killed approximately 1,200 people and triggered a military campaign that has displaced more than two million in Gaza, Americans have struggled to place the crisis in a context larger than the news cycle. Polls show that evangelical Christians, in particular, are deeply divided over how to interpret the conflict through a biblical lens.
Dr. Daniel S. Carrera believes the problem is not a lack of conviction. It is a lack of context.
In his forthcoming book, Abraham’s Divided House (Parker Publishers), Carrera traces the Israeli Arab conflict back roughly four thousand years. Not to the founding of Israel in 1948. Not to the rise of Islam in the seventh century. He traces it to the book of Genesis itself, and to a decision made inside the tent of the patriarch Abraham.
“This is, at its core, a family story,” Carrera said in an interview. “It begins with a promise God made to Abraham, a choice Sarah made out of impatience, and a consequence that has reverberated through thousands of years of human history. You cannot understand what is happening in the Middle East today if you do not understand that family.”
From Dissertation to the Headlines
The book began as Carrera’s doctoral dissertation at Canaan Theological Seminary and College, completed in July 2023, just three months before the Hamas attack that would reshape the global conversation about the region. Originally titled “Middle East Conflict: Life, Hope, and Truth,” the academic work was subsequently expanded and rewritten for a general audience, with new chapters addressing the events of October 7 and their ongoing aftermath.
Carrera’s path to the subject is unconventional. Born in Havana, Cuba, he served 22 years in the United States Army before transitioning to ministry. He came to faith through the influence of his wife, Miranda, and was rebaptized in 2014. He holds five degrees spanning biological sciences, biblical studies, organizational leadership, business administration, and theology.
“I spent two decades in uniform,” Carrera said. “I watched conflicts unfold in real time. When I came to the Scriptures with that experience behind me, the connections between the ancient texts and the modern wars were impossible to ignore.”
What the Book Argues
Across twelve chapters, Abraham’s Divided House moves through the full arc of the Genesis narrative and its historical consequences: the Abrahamic Covenant, Sarah’s decision to offer Hagar as a surrogate, the births of Ishmael and Isaac, the rivalry of Esau and Jacob, the formation of the twelve tribes of Israel, the theological divide between Jew and Gentile, and the covenantal framework (Abrahamic, Mosaic, Davidic, and New) that has shaped competing claims to the land.
What distinguishes the work from other faith based commentaries on the conflict, Carrera argues, is its refusal to reduce the crisis to a binary of heroes and villains. The book holds God’s covenant faithfulness to the descendants of Isaac alongside the biblical accounts of God’s compassion for Ishmael and his descendants. It is an approach that challenges readers on both sides of the theological divide.
“Political solutions alone cannot heal a conflict that is, at its root, spiritual,” Carrera writes. The book’s final chapters point to the growing movement of Messianic Jews and Arab Christians worshipping together as evidence that reconciliation, while rare, is not impossible.
A Gap in the Conversation
The book arrives at a moment when demand for faith based analysis of the Middle East has surged. According to a 2024 Lifeway Research survey, 80% of Protestant pastors reported that their congregations have asked questions about the conflict that they felt unequipped to answer from a biblical perspective. Seminary enrollments in courses related to Middle Eastern history and biblical geography have risen sharply since October 2023.
Carrera’s background gives the work a cross cultural dimension that many existing resources lack. As a Cuban born immigrant, a military veteran, and a Hispanic minister, he writes from a vantage point that sits outside the traditional Anglo European theological mainstream. Publishers say this perspective resonates with the fastest growing demographic in American Christianity.
“The Hispanic church in America is asking these questions, too,” Carrera said. “We are reading the same Bible and watching the same headlines. I wrote this book for every believer who wants to understand what God’s Word actually says about one of the most consequential conflicts in human history.”
About the Author
Dr. Daniel S. Carrera is a Cuban born theologian, author, and 22 year United States Army veteran. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Biological Studies from the University of Wisconsin at Parkside, a Bachelor of Science in Biblical Studies from Canaan Theological Seminary and College, a Master of Organizational Leadership from Murray State University, a Master of Business Administration in Project Management from Strayer University, and a Doctor of Ministry from Canaan Theological Seminary and College. He is an active member of True Vine Church of Jesus. He and his wife, Miranda, reside in [city/state].
Book Details
Title: Abraham’s Divided House
Author: Dr. Daniel S. Carrera
Publisher: Parker Publishers
Format: Paperback / Hardcover / eBook
ISBN: 979 – 8950082369
Release Date: 4/24/2026
Review copies, author interviews, and excerpt permissions are available upon request. Dr. Carrera is available for interviews, podcast appearances, and speaking engagements.
