This episode of “Excavating The History of The Bible” explores the earliest evidence of the Philistines.

It lays out the evidence demonstrating that the Philistines were migrants to Canaan; they traveled over the Mediterranean sea from the Aegean world.

The final section examines some of the difficulties scholars encounter when trying to compare the biblical narrative with the archaeological record.

Dr. Andrew Henry is a scholar of late antique Mediterranean religion. Dr Hendry holds a MA and a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Boston University. He is a Lecturer and Scolar at George Washington University, where he specializes in early Christianity, the New Testament, and the historical context of biblical texts.