1 Enoch 9: souls ask heavenly holy ones to bring their case
About this date: A broad attributed range; literary setting is not historical verification.
The souls of people harmed by the Watchers ask the holy ones of heaven to bring their cause before the Most High. The archangels then present the matter to God. The petition is explicit, but the work is canonical only in some Christian traditions.
Reception
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Perspective note
Historical narrative and church reception are different claims; named Ethiopian reception is retained.