The Rise and Fall Of Ancient Israel - Prof. Israel Finkelstein. Ep 7: The Early Philistines

The Rise and Fall of Ancient Israel is a series of in-depth conversations about the archaeology and history of Ancient Israel with Prof. Israel Finkelstein and Dr. Matthew J. Adams.
Episode 7: The Early Philistines
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Prof. Israel Finkelstein is a leading figure in the archaeological and historical research of Ancient Israel. Throughout forty years of field work and study Prof. Finkelstein has managed to change the way archaeology is conducted, and to greatly influence the way the bible is interpreted, and the history of Israel is reconstructed.
Prof. Finkelstein is a professor emeritus at Tel Aviv University and the head of the School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures at the University of Haifa. Prof. Finkelstein is active in the archaeology of the Levant and is an applicant of archaeological data in reconstructing biblical history. He is also known for applying the exact and life sciences in archaeological and historical reconstruction. Prof. Finkelstein is the current excavator of Megiddo, a key site for the study of the Bronze and Iron Ages in the Levant. Prof. Finkelstein is a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities and an associé étranger of the French Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres.
Dr. Matthew J. Adams is an archaeologist who specializes in the Near East. He is currently director of the Jezreel Valley Regional Project and a Co-Director of the Megiddo Expedition along with Prof. Finkelstein.
Dr. Adams sat down with Prof. Finkelstein over several sessions to talk about how a lifetime of work has informed the story of Ancient Israel. These conversations became the series The Rise of Ancient Israel with Israel Finkelstein.
Books by Professor Israel Finkelstein (affiliated links)
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The Quest for the Historical Israel: Archaeology and the History of Early Israel
Paperback
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Kindle
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The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts
Paperback
amzn.to/3HgRfMJ
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The Forgotten Kingdom: The Archaeology and History of Northern Israel
Paperback
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Written and Produced by Israel Finkelstein and Matthew J. Adams.
Cinematography and Editing by Yuval Pan.
Infographics & Publishing: KEDEM Channel.
Special thanks to The W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research
This series is made possible with a grant from the Shmunis Family Foundation.
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Books by Professor Israel Finkelstein (affiliated links) == The Quest for the Historical Israel: Archaeology and the History of Early Israel Paperback amzn.to/3kKmmbM Kindle amzn.to/3Jt9gtU = The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts Paperback amzn.to/3HgRfMJ = The Forgotten Kingdom: The Archaeology and History of Northern Israel Paperback amzn.to/3RpRkST ===

[@jupiteriana.]

Hi! Just wanted to let you know that you forgot to add this video to the playlist :)

[@ian_b]

Really loving these. Finkelstein is always very listenable.

[@KEDEMChannel]

Yep. Thank you!

[@katew.9402]

This is so fascinating! Thanks very much for the interview and the video!

[@KEDEMChannel]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks!

[@PabloAlvestegui]

Wow! Great knowledge. I can't wait for the next episode.

[@KEDEMChannel]

Thank you 😊 Soon..

[@roberthenahan7885]

The similarity between the plumed head symbol on the Phaistos disk and the Egyptian depiction of the Peleset with plumed head dresses provides support to the Cretan provenance of the Philistines.

[@VSP4591]

Very interesting. Congratulation for the video.

[@KEDEMChannel]

Thank you very much!

[@fortheemes]

Can there be a connection between Sea People and Trojan War, and people running away from destroyed Troy ?

[@KEDEMChannel]

You might want to check Dr. Eberhard Zangger on KZbin or elsewhere.

[@fortheemes]

Thank you, I watched his videos, he is saying some very interesting new ideas. But looks like his new ideas will require to understand many history of that area differently that we used to heard and learned. Thank you again.

[@sonarbangla8711]

Where the sea people came from isn't known, they seem to be many people who made a pact to raid the civilized coasts of Levant from Turkey to Egypt and the Philistines were one of the many tribes who raided the Levant and may be locals who joined the loot. The Jews can only be confused as they stand to gain from discrediting the Philistines. Prof Israel admits the Philistines were known for a long period before the Ramses II's war with them.

[@yodheyvavhey9525]

What- Not recording comments?

[@peterellinger5532]

Did the Philistines have a writing system?

[@KEDEMChannel]

The short answer is yes. We recorded an episode with Prof. Meir about the Philistines - he spoke about their writing system. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5aXhXaPfL6EbJosi=8PYCSaRMs_DSCqDA

[@puccini4530]

This is terrific listening. I think all religion is silly, but the Hebrew bible offers great reading when taken within its historical context. Indeed, the Hebrew bible would be more interesting if it were historically honest, with added notes on religious (cult) practices or prescriptions for those who wished to sign-up to them. The insistences of all religions are really about control of the many, by the few. The God Delusion (Richard Dawkins) offers greater insight and life enhancing philosophy than the Hebrew bible. They're not alternatives - it's illuminating to read both.

[@noamsalzstein7570]

😊🇧🇷

[@josephdevasia3921]

Secularism = elected officials and govt servants should not utter any religious bias or opinion. Religion should be funded by the adherents and not from govt coffers (where tax is not collected from only one religion)

[@yodheyvavhey9525]

Wow- you are describing essentially the Jewish to Israeli experience since 19th century to- the British, like the 'Egyptian's'- pulled out 1948 and the successively Jewish immigrant waves (Aliyah) just kept coming and through time and- $, tech and your own Court-system the inhabitants (Palestinians!) were eclipsed, marginalized and reduced to 'their-area's' today!

[@yodheyvavhey9525]

You are essentially describing the 'Israel Experience' of today! As The British, like the Egyptians at the end of the Bronze Age moved-out- the Jewish 'waves' of immigration just kept coming, and coming and through time, $, tech. Numbers and your court-system utterly replaced the local population- reducing them to 'their area's'!