The Cretans may be the ancestors of the Philistines of the Old Testament. They fled Crete when the volcano Thera/Santorini blew up..............
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoan_civilization
Visited Santorini not so long ago,, incredible views, and it could do it again, Go BOOOMM! That is.
Wished we had more time to explore, they have dug up Minoan stuff there I think, what we saw was pretty impressive.
Nope. There was a cultural connection, possibly through trade, and there’s one and a half Old Testament references to the Philistines having arrived from Cyprus (Caphtor of the OT, Keftiu in Egyptian records); but the Philistines or their successors appear to have been either destroyed by or deported by the Assyrians.