Modern archaeologists agree that the Philistines were different from their neighbors: Their arrival on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean in the early 12th century B.C. is marked by pottery with close parallels to the ancient Greek world, the use of an Aegean-instead of a Semitic-script, and the consumption of pork.
Yes, archeologists recently found the remains of a Philistine fast food restaurant with a menu (in Aegean characters) that included Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato sandwiches, buy-one-get-one free on Fridays.
@@gon4455 greeks pottery is found all over the Mediterranean through trade not necessarily by raid. Just like ancient Arabic currency is found as far Denmark through trade. Palestine was named after the Arab deity Baal, hence Pali-Stan. Phelastin is just the semitic pronunciation of the name since afroasiatic languages do not pronounce the P sound. The remnants of pork and pig bones are remnants of the crusade presence in Palestine. Most of the supplies came from Constantinople.
Found this channel a few days ago after I started reading the bible. After the first video I watched I subscribed. Keep it coming, absolutely fantastic content
Hi Elliot believe what the bible says even you don't understand! Be careful, some scholars are using cunning to deceive you with their theories! God bless you!
@repent sinner Because there's no talk of judgement in that case lol. People would rather it be cool but ultimately pointless rather than have to answer to God and be told they're ever wrong.
We need Inspiring Philosophy to become the "History Channel" of Apologetics, Philosophy, and Biblical Studies. These videos are so good, I'd love to see you with a huge budget to fly out and interview scholars, and intersperse those in.
Thank you for pointing out how they routinely updated the people and place names. I've always hated it when this was used as an objection to the text. One of the most obnoxious forms of skepticism is the one that expects people in the past to adhere to modern methods and practices.
Hey man, I saw a study where they did dna testing on a phillistine cemetery, and it came back exactly like you said. Many different groups, but from Greece, the Greek islands, Crete, Italy etc. that really helps your argument
No it did not! Those studies show there was no presence before 1200 BCE. That does not fit the assumption that there was a previous wave of Aegean Sea Peoples in the time of Issac.
I BELIEVE EVERYTHING THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT THE LAND OF ISRAEL AND THAT THE LAND BE TO THE JEWISH PEOPLE AND GOD ALMIGHTY GAVE IT TO THEM IN A COVENANT THAT IS FOREVER
You really show competence at your work, man. God bless you! Your channel has given me peace that the Old Testament is compatible with Science branches like History and Biology. Thanks.
Then you haven’t looked in the right places b/c the information is out there and always has been. The only you possibly missed it is by believing they would discover it and tell you the truth about it. They believe in evolution mainly, also you must have forgot who the prince of the air is and that until Christ returns he is still the one controlling the world (except for Christians who are set apart and marked by God thanks to His Son and through the Holy Spirit dwelling in us). Remember in John 20:29 where Christ tells Thomas “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed” The faith of us who have believed is counted as stronger and has a reward on top of the robe of salvation, as another reward for those who look and yearn for His return, once we are in Heaven at the judgement of the world. Lastly do not forget that one of the main themes throughout the OT and the New that “upset” God the most was people always looking for a sign (proof, miracles,etc) to verify Him and His Son. Don’t let the evil forces of this world drag you down, pollute your mind, put doubt in your heart and rob you of the rewards waiting for you because you believed without ever seeing!
@@stephenrogoff The church I go to (Brickworks) is actually quite good in my opinion, quite a few people know their stuff and they don't try to add anything to the Bible.
@@stephenrogoff this isn't information that you'll likely find at any church, but knowing this stuff isn't super important. Go to an Orthodox church to learn more about the faith in spiritual matters
@@herminio9961 I feel where you're coming from. I like the work this guy does on his channel. Knowledge like this is helpful in spiritual matters. Imo. And I'll keep my opinion. May the peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you brother.
Good cumulative report! I’ve been digging into this for a few years for a personal project and found much of the same. This info is out there, just takes the work to find it, and I REALLY appreciate channels like this that make that make a bridge for intro folks into the hard, boring data.
This is so great, makes so much sense, so glad you are doing these videos, I can't get enough of them - finishing up on the Genesis videos now, it all makes so much sense and is great for Apologetics, I think so many people get these concepts and ideas from the Bible wrong because they are looking at it through the lens of an English translation and through 20-21st Century lenses, the concept of Originalism is something many look at with the Constitution and Founding documents, but for some reason we refuse to use that same Originalism when it comes to the Bible, which is an ancient text written by an ancient people - if anything makes the scriptures more valid is that fact - that a book written by someone 2000+ years ago still speaks to our hearts today - thank you for doing this work!
dude that was super interesting. First video I’ve ever seen of yours. Popped up in my “recommendeds... I think because the “algorithm” saw how many ancient architects videos I’ve been watching. well done!
Hey IP, we had a conversation on the phone only once, some years ago. (I asked you how you got into Christianity and about a problem I had with the temptation of Christ, among other topics.) I'm glad to see that your channel still exists and has grown, since.
Excellent presentation. One thing that should be mentioned about the “Sea Peoples”. Around 1200 BC Santorini was destroyed by its volcano which caused a monstrous tidal wave throughout the Mediterranean. Most of the Hellenistic world lived close to the sea including Greece and Crete. Their cities would have been destroyed and those who survived were immediately without food and shelter. An excellent opportunity to try out new lands like Canaan.
Most likely some sort of catastrophe maybe even a volcanic eruption as you say that led to famine and then rebellion, most Mycenean cities were burned. Then the different tribes banded together and became Seafaring Marauders (Sea Peoples). Seems most of these tribes came from Sardinia (Sherden) Sicily (Shekelesh) Greece, Crete, (Philistines-Peleset, Danites-Denyen, Tjekker) and they all settled in Canaan.
Also, remember that the Sea people were hitting the Nile Delta and The Levant for years before been defeated by Egypt and secludded to the southern Levant.
@@niccolopaganini1782 Tell me how the constellations Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces; became the five sons of Shem. Thanks in advance.
@@harveywabbit9541 what you’re saying about Shem’s children is absurd new age gibberish. You’d rather believe the gibberish because it comes with zero accountability.
Hands down the best biblical archaeology/historicity channel I’ve found. My favorite video has to be the one on Genesis 3A and the “nachash” Absolutely fascinating. Keep up the fantastic work!
Quality work, as usual. Thanks for your consistent level of quality and care in your work. I'd be interested in a comprehensive (have fun!) take of Jesus's references to old testament events that were related to Messianic purposes and actions He engaged in, à la Heiser's work in Reversing Hermon -- but in your concise and clear method of presenting information. Presuming you have an interest in any of that, I think it could make for a persuasive series for believers and unbelievers alike, providing connection and clarification to portions of their bibles that may otherwise seem too archaic for them to understand well.
I have a Shamanist friend in Mongolia. I asked her about it and Mongolian Shamans essentially perform the exact same spiritual practices as the Ancient Canaanites. Fascinating. Oh yeah and all types of horrible stuff happened to their family when they decided to summon a spirit for help... really makes you think
Thinking about the story of sampson and the philistines when he pushed down the pillars, didn't greek architecture use stacked sections for their columns if it is related I think it's interesting. Not to mention the feathered heads you displayed at the end it looks similar to The depiction of ancient greek helmets from bronze age
@@aaronstephens8236 According to the Bible, the Philistines were of Hamitic origin. The Egyptians painted th Philistines as dark pigmented skin people. In addition, Samson lived in the time of the judges, there was no Greek civilization at the time of the judges.
India is a great example of this. Old English India, from Latin India, from Greek India "region of the Indus River," later used of the region beyond it, from Indos "Indus River," from Old Persian Hindu, the name for the province of Sind, from Sanskrit sindhu "river."
Many times Mohammed described as White and with red (like Europeans in the sun) here's a few examples go read hadith 1007, 1002 and hadith 5 and 63, book 3. Also Jurairi reported: I said to Abu Tufail: Did you see Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)? He said: Yes, he had a white handsome face. Muslim b. Hajjaj said: Abu Tufail who died in 100 Hijra was the last of the Companions of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) Many Muslims today dye their beards red in honor of Muhammad to this day
@@jesusirizarryrodriguez835 yeah, even if he is, we need to have a look on what their point is, without being influenced easily, and thinking of it ourselves,
Actually in Hebrew, Peleset = Continues invading Plisha = Invading Polesh = One single invader (like someone enters your home) Ha-Plistim = The Invaders
@@mr16325 ask yourself the question... why is it that most of the scientists that reject evolution and an old earth, are also evangelical christian? Where are the atheist scientists that reject evolution and an old earth, if there is hard evidence that supports this view?
3:28 obviously. Historians use facts, archeology and research. So why would we call out historians for this? But you’re taking about the Bible/word of God. According to your religion, this holds infinitely more weight than other texts. So obviously this is why this sort of error is pointed out. It’s not apples to apples. If this is the word of god then these mistakes are not accetable
@ billyziggler1862 , YES ,The ALMIGHTY GOD of the Universe 's , Cosmos ,World , YAHWEH / JEHOVAH doesn't make errors / mistakes ---- * HE is A HOLY RIGHTEOUS MAJESTIC GOD ----
There is no evidence of a Philstine presence in Palestine prior to 1200 BCE. The assumption, in the video, of "a series of waves" is not in evidence. The best you have is that the author/s of Genesis 26 were simply placing the present (David Time Period) Philistines of that area into the story of Abraham and Issac but the people who were there at that time were not Philistines - there is no need to posit a previous wave of Aegean peoples. The more likely reason the authors used the term Philistine in Gen.26 is that they thought them to be the descendants of the Egyptians who was of Ham as seen in Gen.10.
As a native Hebrew speaker, the term Pleshet- reminds me a lot of the Hebrew root p.l.sh- which is the source of words like Plisha- invasion, polesh- invader... it seems that the very name of this group refers to them simply as "those who invaded".
@@evelynalex8787 פולשים, ארץ הפולשים, Polshim, Eretz Hapolshim, but this is modern Hebrew, ancient Hebrew could definitely have Pleshet as a form influenced by other Canaanites or even the Egyptians. Of course it is just my assumptions. Either way it is hard to miss the similarity between the word Pleshet and the Hebrew root P.L.SH
@@evelynalex8787 well, in biblical Hebrew they are called Plishtim. But their land is called Pleshet. So I assume they just adopted the Egyptian name as it is.
@@InspiringPhilosophy Did you see the video on revealed appoligetics critiquing your video on young earth creationism? I don't agree with them... but just wondering if you are planning to do a response?
Pay Lamed Sheen Chet Yod -- the spelling given at 8:08 in the video. Pay - the mouth, to speak Lamed - the shepherds staff, the voice of authority Sheen - to destroy, crush, or burn Chet - a place of safety Yod - a mighty work of the hand Philistines were, according to the Hebrew word pictures, a people with a mouth that spoke as a voice of authority to destroy places of safety with mighty works of their hands.
@@TMPreRaff well there's only one book inspired by God, but I dont feel like arguing over something that I've spent a lot of time researching so why dont you challenge inspiringphilosophy to a public debate rather than picking on his followers?
The problem is that many Christians actually believe that those were Philistines, and would deem it true. And so the skeptics, out of anger or annoyance, would criticize all Christians, whether or not they support it.
Hey IP, this was yet another outstanding video! I have a quick question though: what are some of your favorite books on not just the Old Testament, but the Ancient World in general? You seem to know a lot about Mesopotamia, Babylon, etc.
After watching this video, I was so inspired that I immediately purchased K. Kithens book as a good starting point to do further reading on this subject.
@Darryl Thomas the philistines from the bible just mean "invaders" in hebrew. The philistines or sea peoples that we know are from the agean and are from japethites( yavan is greece)
Bible is full of general catch all terms. Basically it castes a net and groups them under a umbrella A Fisher for example doesn't name every brand of sea creature his net holds he just says Fish. That's how these terms seem to be thrown around.
One can be explained the other can’t or at least hasnt. If they could explain those things he would accept them, if not he wouldn’t. We accept the Bible because those supposed “flaws” have reasonable explanations and don’t compromise the text.
@@Ace_Bandido808 in this video he literally gives examples of other texts that say similar things which were accepted and he points out the double standard being applied to the Bible (for instance when he talks about the Philistines being a blanket term for anyone from a particular region, and gives examples of other documents doing the same with other people groups)
@@Ace_Bandido808 no he proved himself right. There was a double standard being applied to the Bible and he shows other historical texts that have the same “flaw” and are accepted, then he shows why it’s not a flaw and asks why the Bible would be rejected for doing what other credible historical sources also do.
Yeah, the later Peleset/Pelasgian connections are very strong in my opinion. What's further is the Casluhim/Colchian and Cappadocian links as they are said to have originated up around Urartu and the Black Sea area. Hence, tying in to the story of the flood and Noah. I remember that there were numerous detractors of the Habiru/Hebrew links simply because of apparent etymological anachronisms. They would ignore all else and claim it to be unscholarly. Well, they did not squash it so keep going. You have an excellent series going on!
What I stated above is derived from other accepted historians and writers and not from the bible so you should make up your mind as to if you consider all sources fairy tales or not.
Exactly what I thought when i saw the intro. No one would bat an eye if a historian came and said that Europeans colonised the native Americans even though they were not called Americans and had their own name and history and culture. They just used updated names and places for convenience purposes. However, when the Bible uses this type of writing, it becomes a reason to reject it. The double standard and hypocrisy is mind-blowing
I feel the bible is pretty clear historically. In Genesis it says that Canaan, Philistines, Egyptians, etc... all come from the line of ham. In the Aramaic Targum it states that the Philistines come from East of the Nile in Caphutkia or around modern day Damietta Egypt. It's been widely excepted by archaeologist and historians that the Minoans came from Northern Egypt migrating to Crete and other Agean Islands and their art and bronze etc is found in Egypt, Canaan, the levantine coast, and Anatolia. Might quite possibly be tied to Philistine culture.
Months before watching this video I was learning about the sea people and though they sounded like the Philistines from the bible! Im glad you mentioned that idea in this video because I think it is very probably.
Not to be mean or anything but when will other type of videos come out? I mean anything else but not archaeology. PS: These archaeology videos are extremely well made but I would be interested in other type of videos which address things like suffering, other atheist arguments (the problem of heaven for example), etc. :)
@@InspiringPhilosophy just wanted to know, can we actually prove that Noah existed,I know it is not really a problem but was just curious, I have watched all pf your videos related to that topic as well, so is it a yes or no? btw, love this channel so much, lemme once earn myself, then I will surely become a member(because I'm a high school student)
But I keep being told we should only identify people based on what they each call themselves at any given moment! (Sorry, that's just me being immature...but still not sorry enough to not post the comment. :) )
Latin, spoken by the Romans, translates Philistine to Palestine, so those of Arab descent whom refer to themselves as Palestinians today are actually Jordanians, Syrians, and Egyptians with no real ancestral link to the region.
And there is no mystery that people can have the same name like " Dan" onece there i was with my friends we were 6 with the name " David " it was absolute hilaros. 😂😂😂😂 ( 6 people my self included had and still have the same name)
So if the term Philistine can mean a specific group or a general term of those in modern Greece, does the term Amorite refer to a specific people group at times like those mentioned after Sodom and Gomorrah and later forbidden from intermarrying with the Israelites?
I would say it probably means not to intermingle with anyone from that area. Because irregardless of their ethnicity, they would in all likelyhood be just as bad as anyone else from that region.
"I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he." (Luke 7:28) Many interpretations of the stories of the Old Testament assume that the ancient Jewish believers were perfect like Jesus Christ and this makes the Old Testament all but indecipherable and completely inconsistent with the New Testament. If you view the Bible as humanity's spiritual journey to learn about good and evil on our own and without God as we chose to do in the Garden of Eden, however, you can understand the early prophets of Israel learning about God as early scientists learned about chemistry. Only Jesus gives us the perfect picture of who God is and these ancient prophets only had a crude knowledge of Him. Because people don't have this perspective, they are very dismissive of the books of the Old Testament because they don't like the ancient Jewish understanding of who God is. As Christians, we have a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ and know him far better. The Bible makes much more sense than you think it does: ajourneyoffaith.ca/2020/09/23/the-plan-of-god/
Show me where it means Invader in Hebrew? If you were able to read Hebrew it means a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia," and comes from the Hebrew word פלישתי.
If you know Greek is easy to see the name (πελταστής) Peltastis becoming Peleset in Egyptian and then Pelishti in hebrew. Peltastis in ancient Greek is the one that bares a shield and light armament.
Just curious, but did biblical authors interpret Amorites as people coming from a specific religion, if not, why? They were as spread out the arameans and cataphorim, so why this exception?
Amorites were people from the west. More specifically the word is of summerian origin The land of the Amurru. Mar.tu ("Westerners"). They were people west of sumer and west of the euphrates. They were syrians if you want to be really specific. They were mentioned (amor) by the Egyptians, Sumerians, Assyrians, and Akkadians so the hebrews just called them a name similar to what everyone else did, even though their land would've been north of Israel
You failed to mention that today’s term, Palestine, is a Roman Latin word for Philistine. Some time in the second century, Roman Emperor Hadrian, dubbed Israel Palestine in order to infuriate the Jews, whom Hadrian loathed. There has never been a kingdom nor civilization known as Palestine & Palestinians. The so-called Palestinians of today are actually a mix of Egyptian, Jordanian, and Syrian ancestry and have no historical claim to Israel. However, in today’s society, facts are trumped by lies & emotions.
@@VeridicusMaximus you need to do your homework, the land never was called Palestine until titled that by Roman Emperor Hadrian, he’s the same guy who had a wall built in England to dissuade the Scottish Picks from invading. He ruled (117-138 AD)) long after the life and death of the Christ.
Some are calling into question the traditional Egyptian chronology which is irreconcilably at odds with the biblical account. This would also undermine the connection of the Philistines with the Peleset Sea Peoples. Having said that, I appreciate your Bible-believing approach to this question!
Nonsense. Theists like yourself automatically fill gaps in your understanding of reality with magic and wizards instead of acknowledging that you dont yet have an answer and that further analysis/evidence is required before you form a belief.
@@pazuzil Nonsense. This only goes to show how stubborn athiests like you are. I never claim "I don't know therefore God" it is based on the evidence therefore God. Seems like you prefer to have a persupisition towards naturalism rather than looking at the evidence and coming to the most logical conclusion. Are you sure you are not the one that has a science of the gaps worldview? "We don't know but science will find out one day!". God is supernatural which is far more than mere magic. Wizards? Are you kidding me? Nice ad homminas. What other logical fallacies do you want to spew?
@@nicholaswheeler507 worship cannot be done subconsciously, there needs to be purposeful ritual and adoration, stop using words incorrectly just because someone you heard did.
Folks always be wary of someone using terms such as "appears to be" or "is likely" or "may have" and then expanding on when presenting - it's a give away to the fact that they are not sure of what they claim to know.
It might also be that there is no facts and only speculations about that question and the use of such language is just intellectual modesty when taking position
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Modern archaeologists agree that the Philistines were different from their neighbors: Their arrival on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean in the early 12th century B.C. is marked by pottery with close parallels to the ancient Greek world, the use of an Aegean-instead of a Semitic-script, and the consumption of pork.
Refugees from Greece, former so called sea people captured and resettled by the Egyptian military.
@@gon4455 not necessarily refugees. They were raiders and conquered who sailed far and wide in those days so it may have been that
Yes, archeologists recently found the remains of a Philistine fast food restaurant with a menu (in Aegean characters) that included Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato sandwiches, buy-one-get-one free on Fridays.
@@gon4455 greeks pottery is found all over the Mediterranean through trade not necessarily by raid. Just like ancient Arabic currency is found as far Denmark through trade. Palestine was named after the Arab deity Baal, hence Pali-Stan. Phelastin is just the semitic pronunciation of the name since afroasiatic languages do not pronounce the P sound.
The remnants of pork and pig bones are remnants of the crusade presence in Palestine. Most of the supplies came from Constantinople.
@@MrMichaelSStuartTomatoes are native to the Americas.
Found this channel a few days ago after I started reading the bible. After the first video I watched I subscribed. Keep it coming, absolutely fantastic content
Thank you and Welcome aboard!
@mysotiras3 ok you're correct. I ended the video way too fast
Curious what led u to start reading. Were u already Christian and just reinforcing?
Hi Elliot believe what the bible says even you don't understand! Be careful, some scholars are using cunning to deceive you with their theories!
God bless you!
@@InspiringPhilosophy subtitles English, please.
People can be so easily uncharitable with the old testament. No one is so nitpicky over much else.
FR, around the 14:30 mark the whole Isaac-Abraham thing...
you speak truth
@repent sinner XD dude that is too perfect a description of how it goes too
@repent sinner Because there's no talk of judgement in that case lol. People would rather it be cool but ultimately pointless rather than have to answer to God and be told they're ever wrong.
Well... I believe that is a reaction to the doctrine of inerrancy. What other works claimed to be 100% literally accurate in all regards?
I imagine it would be tedious to research the last few Biblical Archaeologies and pump out so many videos so fast. Thanks for the hard work.
ABSOLUTELY COULDN'T AGREE MORE; AND THE QUALITY!!!
He does it from memory.
Or, they do so little reaserch, which seems to be the case, as this channel stinks of simple apologetics.
@@AnthorOne or they use ad hominem attacks when they see channel posting positive content about the Bible they don't like and can't refute
@@irreducibleBoogie He has solution for every contradiction in bible..😀😀
We need Inspiring Philosophy to become the "History Channel" of Apologetics, Philosophy, and Biblical Studies. These videos are so good, I'd love to see you with a huge budget to fly out and interview scholars, and intersperse those in.
Thank you for pointing out how they routinely updated the people and place names. I've always hated it when this was used as an objection to the text. One of the most obnoxious forms of skepticism is the one that expects people in the past to adhere to modern methods and practices.
In other news, water is wet. When have atheists NOT imposed their own standards onto the text?
If people did not claim that the bible is inerrant, no one would care much about the errors.
Exactly Brother Jim, the world changes, Thank God He Never Does.
Excellent point.
@@coffeehousedialogue When have believers not imposed their beliefs on the plain language of the text?
Hey man, I saw a study where they did dna testing on a phillistine cemetery, and it came back exactly like you said. Many different groups, but from Greece, the Greek islands, Crete, Italy etc. that really helps your argument
Very interesting! especially since the biblical Philistines = the winter season and the constellations Scorpio thru Pisces.
Citation?
No it did not! Those studies show there was no presence before 1200 BCE. That does not fit the assumption that there was a previous wave of Aegean Sea Peoples in the time of Issac.
I BELIEVE EVERYTHING THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT THE LAND OF ISRAEL AND THAT THE LAND BE TO THE JEWISH PEOPLE AND GOD ALMIGHTY GAVE IT TO THEM IN A COVENANT THAT IS FOREVER
I saw that they from Southern Europe that their DNA is from.
You really show competence at your work, man. God bless you! Your channel has given me peace that the Old Testament is compatible with Science branches like History and Biology. Thanks.
Loving the biblical archeological content! Biblical historicity has always been a point of concern for my faith
Stay strong in your faith, as many times they have change their findings.
@Bartholomew Roberts agreed from a Muslim
Then you haven’t looked in the right places b/c the information is out there and always has been. The only you possibly missed it is by believing they would discover it and tell you the truth about it. They believe in evolution mainly, also you must have forgot who the prince of the air is and that until Christ returns he is still the one controlling the world (except for Christians who are set apart and marked by God thanks to His Son and through the Holy Spirit dwelling in us). Remember in John 20:29 where Christ tells Thomas “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed” The faith of us who have believed is counted as stronger and has a reward on top of the robe of salvation, as another reward for those who look and yearn for His return, once we are in Heaven at the judgement of the world. Lastly do not forget that one of the main themes throughout the OT and the New that “upset” God the most was people always looking for a sign (proof, miracles,etc) to verify Him and His Son. Don’t let the evil forces of this world drag you down, pollute your mind, put doubt in your heart and rob you of the rewards waiting for you because you believed without ever seeing!
I’ve gained so much knowledge through this channel. I appreciate your work!
I absolutely love the quality and content of your work. This is honestly the best popularly accessible biblical history lessons that I know about.
Ive gotten more out of this channel than church or school. Well done.
Maybe you're going to the wrong church then?
@@herminio9961 I've been to many. Just saying. Also, where do you go that teaches this well?
@@stephenrogoff The church I go to (Brickworks) is actually quite good in my opinion, quite a few people know their stuff and they don't try to add anything to the Bible.
@@stephenrogoff this isn't information that you'll likely find at any church, but knowing this stuff isn't super important. Go to an Orthodox church to learn more about the faith in spiritual matters
@@herminio9961 I feel where you're coming from. I like the work this guy does on his channel. Knowledge like this is helpful in spiritual matters. Imo. And I'll keep my opinion. May the peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you brother.
Good cumulative report! I’ve been digging into this for a few years for a personal project and found much of the same. This info is out there, just takes the work to find it, and I REALLY appreciate channels like this that make that make a bridge for intro folks into the hard, boring data.
LETS GO! Glad I found this channel when I did.
I was worried it would be some bible thumper.. thanks, subbed
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This is so great, makes so much sense, so glad you are doing these videos, I can't get enough of them - finishing up on the Genesis videos now, it all makes so much sense and is great for Apologetics, I think so many people get these concepts and ideas from the Bible wrong because they are looking at it through the lens of an English translation and through 20-21st Century lenses, the concept of Originalism is something many look at with the Constitution and Founding documents, but for some reason we refuse to use that same Originalism when it comes to the Bible, which is an ancient text written by an ancient people - if anything makes the scriptures more valid is that fact - that a book written by someone 2000+ years ago still speaks to our hearts today - thank you for doing this work!
dude that was super interesting. First video I’ve ever seen of yours. Popped up in my “recommendeds... I think because the “algorithm” saw how many ancient architects videos I’ve been watching. well done!
Thanks, I hope you check out the channel.
Hey IP, we had a conversation on the phone only once, some years ago. (I asked you how you got into Christianity and about a problem I had with the temptation of Christ, among other topics.)
I'm glad to see that your channel still exists and has grown, since.
Great vid IP. You do tight efficent work. Your my favorite channel on RUclips.
Excellent presentation. One thing that should be mentioned about the “Sea Peoples”. Around 1200 BC Santorini was destroyed by its volcano which caused a monstrous tidal wave throughout the Mediterranean. Most of the Hellenistic world lived close to the sea including Greece and Crete. Their cities would have been destroyed and those who survived were immediately without food and shelter. An excellent opportunity to try out new lands like Canaan.
Most likely some sort of catastrophe maybe even a volcanic eruption as you say that led to famine and then rebellion, most Mycenean cities were burned. Then the different tribes banded together and became Seafaring Marauders (Sea Peoples). Seems most of these tribes came from Sardinia (Sherden) Sicily (Shekelesh) Greece, Crete, (Philistines-Peleset, Danites-Denyen, Tjekker) and they all settled in Canaan.
There's no need of a natural disaster. As the wealth through trade grew, so did the population, and they started expanding.
Also, remember that the Sea people were hitting the Nile Delta and The Levant for years before been defeated by Egypt and secludded to the southern Levant.
It's odd at the fact that the book of Genesis is more complex from a historical view point
Actual history in Genesis = zero.
@@harveywabbit9541 that's because "it's complex from a historical view point"
@@harveywabbit9541 and that because you don't try to understand it, and just think that you are correct even if you are false
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Tell me how the constellations Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces; became the five sons of Shem. Thanks in advance.
@@harveywabbit9541 what you’re saying about Shem’s children is absurd new age gibberish. You’d rather believe the gibberish because it comes with zero accountability.
Hands down the best biblical archaeology/historicity channel I’ve found.
My favorite video has to be the one on Genesis 3A and the “nachash”
Absolutely fascinating.
Keep up the fantastic work!
Using the term "Philistine" as a blanket term is only a problem for atheists who are desperate to poke holes in the biblical text.
Holes the size of the grand canyon
@@dezza718 People reject the Bible not because it has errors but because it demands obedience to God.
@@Nigel.123 what God?
@@dezza718 Well, since I mentioned the Bible, I'm probably not talking about Odin or Ahura Mazda.
@@Nigel.123 there is no God
Really great video, I really need to get kitchen book.
I have really enjoyed the whole of your Genesis series.
Thank you for another well made video.
Quality work, as usual. Thanks for your consistent level of quality and care in your work.
I'd be interested in a comprehensive (have fun!) take of Jesus's references to old testament events that were related to Messianic purposes and actions He engaged in, à la Heiser's work in Reversing Hermon -- but in your concise and clear method of presenting information.
Presuming you have an interest in any of that, I think it could make for a persuasive series for believers and unbelievers alike, providing connection and clarification to portions of their bibles that may otherwise seem too archaic for them to understand well.
Good idea!
I have a Shamanist friend in Mongolia. I asked her about it and Mongolian Shamans essentially perform the exact same spiritual practices as the Ancient Canaanites. Fascinating. Oh yeah and all types of horrible stuff happened to their family when they decided to summon a spirit for help... really makes you think
like what?
@@OlviMasta77 digging holes in the ground and putting items in there to entice a spirit, for one
@@MorganFreemansFavoriteFreckle what sort of things happened when they summoned the spirits ?
I will watch anything IP uploads at this moment...
Indian squad 😎✌️🔥
@@rayjaycmon yes
Easily swayed, eh?
Thinking about the story of sampson and the philistines when he pushed down the pillars, didn't greek architecture use stacked sections for their columns if it is related I think it's interesting. Not to mention the feathered heads you displayed at the end it looks similar to The depiction of ancient greek helmets from bronze age
Stacked columns, good point.
@@aaronstephens8236 According to the Bible, the Philistines were of Hamitic origin. The Egyptians painted th Philistines as dark pigmented skin people. In addition, Samson lived in the time of the judges, there was no Greek civilization at the time of the judges.
Best Apologetics channel for me. PERIOD
Right!! Excellent content
He should debate this Muslim guy.
@@ri_sha which?
@@niccolopaganini1782 he asked Michael at the end of the video in the livechat for a debate over trinity.
Muslim Metaphysician or something like that.
@@ri_sha that would be good, I was not very active in the chat, so was unaware
Awesome!
Very informative and shows the danger of interpreting ancient texts with modern sensibilities
Great research. I love that you show the covers of the book that you cite.
This is going to be amazing.
Really impressive work. Thanks for all of the effort you put into this!
India is a great example of this. Old English India, from Latin India, from Greek India "region of the Indus River," later used of the region beyond it, from Indos "Indus River," from Old Persian Hindu, the name for the province of Sind, from Sanskrit sindhu "river."
Many times Mohammed described as White and with red (like Europeans in the sun) here's a few examples go read hadith 1007, 1002 and hadith 5 and 63, book 3. Also Jurairi reported: I said to Abu Tufail: Did you see Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)? He said: Yes, he had a white handsome face. Muslim b. Hajjaj said: Abu Tufail who died in 100 Hijra was the last of the Companions of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)
Many Muslims today dye their beards red in honor of Muhammad to this day
I think it's funny how Religion For Breakfast is also doing a series on biblical archeology
Wait? Isn't that guy an athiest?
@@jesusirizarryrodriguez835 he hasn't said really, he most likely is a deist
@@jesusirizarryrodriguez835 yeah, even if he is, we need to have a look on what their point is, without being influenced easily, and thinking of it ourselves,
@@jesusirizarryrodriguez835 even if he is, he doesn't hold a hostile bias
@@niccolopaganini1782 if he is honest, it’s worth watching to take a look.
Actually in Hebrew,
Peleset = Continues invading
Plisha = Invading
Polesh = One single invader (like someone enters your home)
Ha-Plistim = The Invaders
i love this channel eventhough i believe in YEC
Wrong channel for you. IP is an old earth evolutionist
Come on dude.
U are welcomed to watch IP vids!!! glad u found him
I’m stuck in my family, all my family is yec, but I can’t. What evidence do you have?
@@mr16325 ask yourself the question... why is it that most of the scientists that reject evolution and an old earth, are also evangelical christian? Where are the atheist scientists that reject evolution and an old earth, if there is hard evidence that supports this view?
Bro I love this stuff. You just gained a subscriber 👍🏼
Incredible research, history and biblical archeological evidence. Thank you, Mike!
3:28 obviously. Historians use facts, archeology and research. So why would we call out historians for this? But you’re taking about the Bible/word of God. According to your religion, this holds infinitely more weight than other texts. So obviously this is why this sort of error is pointed out. It’s not apples to apples. If this is the word of god then these mistakes are not accetable
@ billyziggler1862 , YES ,The ALMIGHTY GOD of the Universe 's , Cosmos ,World , YAHWEH / JEHOVAH doesn't make errors / mistakes ---- * HE is A HOLY RIGHTEOUS MAJESTIC GOD ----
I love these videos
Am always so excited Everytime a genuine work validates the scriptures/Bible. This silence some may sayers. Good, very good work
There is no evidence of a Philstine presence in Palestine prior to 1200 BCE. The assumption, in the video, of "a series of waves" is not in evidence. The best you have is that the author/s of Genesis 26 were simply placing the present (David Time Period) Philistines of that area into the story of Abraham and Issac but the people who were there at that time were not Philistines - there is no need to posit a previous wave of Aegean peoples. The more likely reason the authors used the term Philistine in Gen.26 is that they thought them to be the descendants of the Egyptians who was of Ham as seen in Gen.10.
@@VeridicusMaximus in that case, does this not still fit with the blanket term idea?
God bless your work IP. You're a great soldier for the Lord.
Curious where you are getting all of the pictures of excavations at Ashkelon. I excavated there, and some of the pics are of my colleagues.
As a native Hebrew speaker, the term Pleshet- reminds me a lot of the Hebrew root p.l.sh- which is the source of words like Plisha- invasion, polesh- invader... it seems that the very name of this group refers to them simply as "those who invaded".
What would "those who invaded"/"land of the Invaders" be as a name in Hebrew?
@@evelynalex8787 פולשים, ארץ הפולשים,
Polshim, Eretz Hapolshim, but this is modern Hebrew, ancient Hebrew could definitely have Pleshet as a form influenced by other Canaanites or even the Egyptians. Of course it is just my assumptions. Either way it is hard to miss the similarity between the word Pleshet and the Hebrew root P.L.SH
@@Gingy578 Pleshet is the Egyptian pronunciation of the word, it was probably differently pronounced in ancient Hebrew.
@@evelynalex8787 well, in biblical Hebrew they are called Plishtim. But their land is called Pleshet. So I assume they just adopted the Egyptian name as it is.
@@evelynalex8787 i think you know that the first alphabets in the world were of semitic origin right? Very close relations with biblical hebrew...
Nice to have you as a valley neighbor, brother. Great video on-point. Godspeed (from Marana) my friend.
The IP logo in the intro reminds me of the marvel character Dr Stranges powers.
Cool
@@InspiringPhilosophy
Did you see the video on revealed appoligetics critiquing your video on young earth creationism? I don't agree with them... but just wondering if you are planning to do a response?
@@stevenrivard9246 he does debates not responses for the most part that I’ve seen
Pay Lamed Sheen Chet Yod -- the spelling given at 8:08 in the video.
Pay - the mouth, to speak
Lamed - the shepherds staff, the voice of authority
Sheen - to destroy, crush, or burn
Chet - a place of safety
Yod - a mighty work of the hand
Philistines were, according to the Hebrew word pictures, a people with a mouth that spoke as a voice of authority to destroy places of safety with mighty works of their hands.
IP I think you gotta make a Study Bible🤷♂️
Why not? Anybody can make a bible... no god needed.
@@TMPreRaff well there's only one book inspired by God, but I dont feel like arguing over something that I've spent a lot of time researching so why dont you challenge inspiringphilosophy to a public debate rather than picking on his followers?
@@TMPreRaff that is blasphemy lmao
Nobody is so critical of any other ancient writing as they are of the Torah.
The problem is that many Christians actually believe that those were Philistines, and would deem it true. And so the skeptics, out of anger or annoyance, would criticize all Christians, whether or not they support it.
Loving this archaeology playlist!
Hey IP, this was yet another outstanding video! I have a quick question though: what are some of your favorite books on not just the Old Testament, but the Ancient World in general? You seem to know a lot about Mesopotamia, Babylon, etc.
After watching this video, I was so inspired that I immediately purchased K. Kithens book as a good starting point to do further reading on this subject.
Nice vid
Now this rise a question
How was the original people of the land from Gaza to Lebanon back in the time?
These really are excellent points. Very well made video. Thank you.
Next arhchaelogy Canaanites please 🙏
@Darryl Thomas the philistines from the bible just mean "invaders" in hebrew. The philistines or sea peoples that we know are from the agean and are from japethites( yavan is greece)
Plishtim just means "invaders" there is nothing location or origin specific to the term.
بارك الله فيكم.God bless you all
Bible is full of general catch all terms.
Basically it castes a net and groups them under a umbrella
A Fisher for example doesn't name every brand of sea creature his net holds he just says Fish.
That's how these terms seem to be thrown around.
Wait a minute, you bashed the book of jasher for having these same "errors" the bible has and concluded it was a fraud based off that.
One can be explained the other can’t or at least hasnt. If they could explain those things he would accept them, if not he wouldn’t. We accept the Bible because those supposed “flaws” have reasonable explanations and don’t compromise the text.
@zinogre6225 so do the other ones. And the errors are about the same degree. He's just biased.
@@Ace_Bandido808 in this video he literally gives examples of other texts that say similar things which were accepted and he points out the double standard being applied to the Bible (for instance when he talks about the Philistines being a blanket term for anyone from a particular region, and gives examples of other documents doing the same with other people groups)
@@zinogre6225 So then he proved himself wrong?
@@Ace_Bandido808 no he proved himself right. There was a double standard being applied to the Bible and he shows other historical texts that have the same “flaw” and are accepted, then he shows why it’s not a flaw and asks why the Bible would be rejected for doing what other credible historical sources also do.
Yeah, the later Peleset/Pelasgian connections are very strong in my opinion. What's further is the Casluhim/Colchian and Cappadocian links as they are said to have originated up around Urartu and the Black Sea area. Hence, tying in to the story of the flood and Noah. I remember that there were numerous detractors of the Habiru/Hebrew links simply because of apparent etymological anachronisms. They would ignore all else and claim it to be unscholarly. Well, they did not squash it so keep going. You have an excellent series going on!
What I stated above is derived from other accepted historians and writers and not from the bible so you should make up your mind as to if you consider all sources fairy tales or not.
Who they were ? .They were Canadian , of course ! .
Exactly what I thought when i saw the intro. No one would bat an eye if a historian came and said that Europeans colonised the native Americans even though they were not called Americans and had their own name and history and culture. They just used updated names and places for convenience purposes. However, when the Bible uses this type of writing, it becomes a reason to reject it. The double standard and hypocrisy is mind-blowing
I feel the bible is pretty clear historically. In Genesis it says that Canaan, Philistines, Egyptians, etc... all come from the line of ham. In the Aramaic Targum it states that the Philistines come from East of the Nile in Caphutkia or around modern day Damietta Egypt. It's been widely excepted by archaeologist and historians that the Minoans came from Northern Egypt migrating to Crete and other Agean Islands and their art and bronze etc is found in Egypt, Canaan, the levantine coast, and Anatolia. Might quite possibly be tied to Philistine culture.
Months before watching this video I was learning about the sea people and though they sounded like the Philistines from the bible! Im glad you mentioned that idea in this video because I think it is very probably.
Reability of the Old Testment when?
Thank you for this video. Excellent work! The fact that you mentioned the proselene people proves your extensive research and background
I believe the term Pittsburger also means Yinzer.
Go Steelers!!!
Love your videos.keep up the good work.
Not to be mean or anything but when will other type of videos come out? I mean anything else but not archaeology.
PS: These archaeology videos are extremely well made but I would be interested in other type of videos which address things like suffering, other atheist arguments (the problem of heaven for example), etc. :)
April. I am doing this series to build up to the exodus and then I have other topics to get to. A video on suffering will be out in may.
Also, be sure to check out videos I already have made - ruclips.net/video/OCGbDKnYEyo/видео.html
Also don’t forget IP did a video on the problem on evil. Which kinda ties to the idea of why God allows suffering.
Just my hat in too. I love these archaeology vids. Keep em coming!
@@InspiringPhilosophy just wanted to know, can we actually prove that Noah existed,I know it is not really a problem but was just curious, I have watched all pf your videos related to that topic as well, so is it a yes or no? btw, love this channel so much, lemme once earn myself, then I will surely become a member(because I'm a high school student)
Awesome!!!
Keep up the good work, IP!
But I keep being told we should only identify people based on what they each call themselves at any given moment! (Sorry, that's just me being immature...but still not sorry enough to not post the comment. :) )
I'm not quite sure what I want to be called today but I'll surely take it as an insult if you call me anything else!
Latin, spoken by the Romans, translates Philistine to Palestine, so those of Arab descent whom refer to themselves as Palestinians today are actually Jordanians, Syrians, and Egyptians with no real ancestral link to the region.
And there is no mystery that people can have the same name like " Dan" onece there i was with my friends we were 6 with the name " David " it was absolute hilaros. 😂😂😂😂 ( 6 people my self included had and still have the same name)
The root verb of plishtim( for Philistine ) is pa lash which means invader in Hebrew.
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So if the term Philistine can mean a specific group or a general term of those in modern Greece, does the term Amorite refer to a specific people group at times like those mentioned after Sodom and Gomorrah and later forbidden from intermarrying with the Israelites?
I would say it probably means not to intermingle with anyone from that area. Because irregardless of their ethnicity, they would in all likelyhood be just as bad as anyone else from that region.
"I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he." (Luke 7:28)
Many interpretations of the stories of the Old Testament assume that the ancient Jewish believers were perfect like Jesus Christ and this makes the Old Testament all but indecipherable and completely inconsistent with the New Testament. If you view the Bible as humanity's spiritual journey to learn about good and evil on our own and without God as we chose to do in the Garden of Eden, however, you can understand the early prophets of Israel learning about God as early scientists learned about chemistry. Only Jesus gives us the perfect picture of who God is and these ancient prophets only had a crude knowledge of Him.
Because people don't have this perspective, they are very dismissive of the books of the Old Testament because they don't like the ancient Jewish understanding of who God is. As Christians, we have a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ and know him far better.
The Bible makes much more sense than you think it does: ajourneyoffaith.ca/2020/09/23/the-plan-of-god/
Really interesting history classes. Its great fun to watch your videos.
I mean, the Hebrew word for “Philistine” is, quite literally, “invader.”
Its not a hebrew name, they called themselves that already
Wow
Source?
Show me where it means Invader in Hebrew? If you were able to read Hebrew it means a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia," and comes from the Hebrew word פלישתי.
@@A.Musa76 don’t bother he’s not going to answer anyway
If you know Greek is easy to see the name (πελταστής) Peltastis becoming Peleset in Egyptian and then Pelishti in hebrew.
Peltastis in ancient Greek is the one that bares a shield and light armament.
Palestinians are NEITHER Philistines NOR Canaanites. Mr. Palestinians, that's the TRUTH.
Right. They're Arabs.
Just curious, but did biblical authors interpret Amorites as people coming from a specific religion, if not, why? They were as spread out the arameans and cataphorim, so why this exception?
Amorites were people from the west. More specifically the word is of summerian origin The land of the Amurru. Mar.tu ("Westerners"). They were people west of sumer and west of the euphrates.
They were syrians if you want to be really specific. They were mentioned (amor) by the Egyptians, Sumerians, Assyrians, and Akkadians so the hebrews just called them a name similar to what everyone else did, even though their land would've been north of Israel
Philistenes? Nah.
Atlanteans!
Can't spell, Beastinvader.
Great video. Very informative
You failed to mention that today’s term, Palestine, is a Roman Latin word for Philistine. Some time in the second century, Roman Emperor Hadrian, dubbed Israel Palestine in order to infuriate the Jews, whom Hadrian loathed. There has never been a kingdom nor civilization known as Palestine & Palestinians. The so-called Palestinians of today are actually a mix of Egyptian, Jordanian, and Syrian ancestry and have no historical claim to Israel. However, in today’s society, facts are trumped by lies & emotions.
Not true they also have Canaanite DNA. And anyone living in the region of Palestine was called a Palestinian - Jews included.
@@VeridicusMaximus you need to do your homework, the land never was called Palestine until titled that by Roman Emperor Hadrian, he’s the same guy who had a wall built in England to dissuade the Scottish Picks from invading. He ruled (117-138 AD)) long after the life and death of the Christ.
@@theMiLovian Did I say it was? I was talking about Palestinian ancestry not when Palestine was named. How you missed that is beyond me?
Excellent content, as always🙌🏻🙌🏻
Greece is awesome!
Some are calling into question the traditional Egyptian chronology which is irreconcilably at odds with the biblical account. This would also undermine the connection of the Philistines with the Peleset Sea Peoples.
Having said that, I appreciate your Bible-believing approach to this question!
If athiests did the same homework you did they would still be athiests since they worship their emotions over proof.
Nonsense. Theists like yourself automatically fill gaps in your understanding of reality with magic and wizards instead of acknowledging that you dont yet have an answer and that further analysis/evidence is required before you form a belief.
Well, i did some homework a while ago, came to a similar conclusion IP did, and i don't worship anything.
@@pazuzil Nonsense. This only goes to show how stubborn athiests like you are. I never claim "I don't know therefore God" it is based on the evidence therefore God. Seems like you prefer to have a persupisition towards naturalism rather than looking at the evidence and coming to the most logical conclusion. Are you sure you are not the one that has a science of the gaps worldview? "We don't know but science will find out one day!". God is supernatural which is far more than mere magic. Wizards? Are you kidding me? Nice ad homminas. What other logical fallacies do you want to spew?
@@Thrawnmulus You sub consciously worship yourself or something else.
@@nicholaswheeler507 worship cannot be done subconsciously, there needs to be purposeful ritual and adoration, stop using words incorrectly just because someone you heard did.
As a deist, I have a lot of respect for you and your work.
...but as a thinking, rational human, you realize it's all hogwash, right?
Superb, superior, matchless, easily understood.
Thank you.
Folks always be wary of someone using terms such as "appears to be" or "is likely" or "may have" and then expanding on when presenting - it's a give away to the fact that they are not sure of what they claim to know.
It might also be that there is no facts and only speculations about that question and the use of such language is just intellectual modesty when taking position
I'm from south America, Brazil, therefore I am a american
Mark Chavalas was my Ancient Literate Civilizations prof at UW Lacrosse. Great guy.
Your take on Samson is impressive..i never looked at it that way before. 👍✌️
Or the text referring to the Philistines was written about 600 BC when the Philistines were in Cannan.