Human Equality, page-114

Thanks Trees.
It's difficult to accept without reservation the views and conclusions of various scholars and writers when they are dealing with fragmentary written collections from long lost cultures.
Not surprising that a 19th Century Jewish "orientalist" would incline towards Judaism being an influence on Zoroastrianism rather than the more accepted opposite view.
The influence of translators' and scholars' own culture and beliefs on their translations is such a significant factor.

The only thing that is clear is that so much is corrupted and destroyed each time a new wave of invaders or strong evangelists disrupt an existing culture. The new always wants to destroy all the fruits of previous peoples.

Unfortunately it's not possible to really be sure what in the Avesta translations we have faithfully represents the oral traditions of the older Zoroastrians. I get the impression the modern Parsis are understandably but a faint echo.

At least we know they didn't name their first man and woman Adama and Evah !

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