Why is this needed? When Rabbi Yehudah, the compiler of all Mishnaic
rulings, formulates an anonymous ruling, he is implying that this is the
majority opinion and thus the final law. Without our (somewhat forced)
explanation, we would have two major authorities disagreeing with the
final law.
However, there is still a problem with our answer. To receive lashes,
the person must be warned. If he is warned, how can we talk about him
being unaware that he eats sacrifices or that he enters the Temple ?
We are forced to retract our explanation about lashes. Rather, we now
answer that Rabbi Yehudah the Prince compiles conflicting opinions of
different Sages in one ruling. He does so because he wants to assemble
together all cases of “Two that are four.”
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