[Avodah] Prophet - mashgiach or godol hador?

[David Riceman]

From: <T613K at aol.com>
<me>
>>>See H. Issurei Biah 22:3 "gazar David ubeith dino ..."  <<
<RTK>
> I understood that to mean "the bais din of his time" -- the bais din that
> was around when he was making decrees (as a king can) and asking the bais 
> din
> for their approbation.

The gemara which is the source of this doesn't mention David explicitly.  If 
my memory is correct it says "b'oso sha'ah gazru ...."  The Rambam certainly 
could have cited the gemara word for word.  That he deliberately changed the 
wording implies (to me at least) that he thought that David was the 
prominent actor, i.e. the Av Beis Din.

David Riceman