The person who gave yesterday’s daf at Rinat (Bava Metzia 14, but maybe was referencing comments on 13) quoted Rabbi Shalom Rosner that the Rishonim say parts of these gemaras in Bava Metzia are actually commentaries from Rav Yehudai Gaon that were included in the main text of our gemara. Rabbi Rosner had mentioned the stylistic aspect, namely the lengthy overexplaining; R’ Elchanan, the maggid shiur at Rinat, also mentioned the strangeness in which a
Rav Yehudai Gaon's Interjections in Bava Metzia
Rav Yehudai Gaon's Interjections in Bava…
Rav Yehudai Gaon's Interjections in Bava Metzia
The person who gave yesterday’s daf at Rinat (Bava Metzia 14, but maybe was referencing comments on 13) quoted Rabbi Shalom Rosner that the Rishonim say parts of these gemaras in Bava Metzia are actually commentaries from Rav Yehudai Gaon that were included in the main text of our gemara. Rabbi Rosner had mentioned the stylistic aspect, namely the lengthy overexplaining; R’ Elchanan, the maggid shiur at Rinat, also mentioned the strangeness in which a