[Avodah] sun and moon

[Lisa Liel]

On 8/24/2011 11:12 AM, David Riceman wrote:
> RMB:
>
> <<Chazal probably didn't know that moonlight is reflected sunlight, and
> even if they did, they aren't likely to have assumed the listener would
> know that. Tir'u baTov! -Micha>>
>
> How do you construe "pnei Moshe kipnei hama upnei Yehoshua kipnei levana"?

At the time, I'm guessing they simply meant that Yehoshua was secondary. 
  Now that we know it's reflected sunlight, there's a new dimension to 
the drash, but even if we say that isn't a coincidence (and I don't 
think it is), that doesn't mean Chazal were aware of it at the time.

Lisa