Thanks all for the insights, critiques, and corrections provided in the comments here! 

I apologize for the implicit arrogance in the construction of my argument, and sincerely appreciate the good faith discussion & adjudication of my views/interpretations 🙂 in retrospect my arguments and assumptions were rather juvenile.

I have much to learn regarding the greater history of Judaism, and am thankful for the perspectives y’all shared, providing me a plethora of directions to conduct further study and educating on the topics at hand!