[Avodah] mabul

[Zev Sero]

On 3/11/2011 4:48 PM, Micha Berger wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 03, 2011 at 04:24:52PM -0400, Zev Sero wrote:
>>> >>  Of course there were Amoraim also in EY.
>> >  Yes, and they knew the earth was round.
> And they believed in galgalim and orbits.

Yes, but not necessarily in the same way as the Romans did.  They
probably got their information from the Greeks (tenth-hand) rather
than the Romans.

> What you don't have is any evidence that tannaim knew about the
> earth being round.

I cited the mishneh in AZ.  While it's *possible* to interpret it
differently, in light of the Y'mi it seems more likely that Tosfos is
correct, and the author of this mishneh knew that the earth was an orb
-- and he assumed that it was common knowledge among the goyim too.

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