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I find it plausible that henok may of been from an outlier school of thought. But the account of azazel bound hand and foot then buried in dudael doesnt stand up to scrutiny when paralled with Torah. Its possibly a translation issue later on by an anonymous author. Or maybe someone not versed in hebrew. Cant be certain due to so little to find from original source text such as Qumran fragments.
I still find the numerical count of unclean birds to be of value. Just remaining critical till sufficient evidence is found to verify dudael.
That outlier school of thought would be the Tzadokim of the Yahad, at the place now called Khirbet Qumran, where many fragments of Henok were discovered, (and quite possibly one or more complete Henok scrolls, (rumors abound)). There is a professor who has done much research in regards to the Qumran material, (Professor Rachel Elior), and this also with respect to the so-called early Jewish cannon, and how and why it likely changed. The following is a fairly short synopsis of her conclusions, and although it is merely the opinion of one professor, again, she has done much research concerning these things.
From the sun to the moon
Prof. Rachel Elior explains how the sages invented Judaism as we know it.
www.jpost.com
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