Three different reading of the mishna are brought regarding the first 6 words of the mishna – monetary laws are judged by 3, theft and injuries by 3. All conclude the same bottom line law – that for loans and admissions you would need 3 regular people and for theft and injuries you would need 3 judges. However how they read this into the words of the mishna and what the original Torah laws and how the Rabbis changed it and why is a subject of debate. What are damages and half damages listed separately – why isn’t it included in injuries? From where do we derive that courts should be 3 judges? There is a debate between Rabbi Yoshia and Rabbi Yonatan – is there debate just about the derivation or do they have a different understanding of how judgments are decided?
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