[Avodah] who came first?

[Liron Kopinsky]

On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 10:31 PM, Micha Berger <micha at aishdas.org> wrote:
> Wouldn't he be a zaqein mamre (who was also always born before the pesaq
> in question) if he doesn't?

I heard once (can't remember where) that since we don't pasken from
a Navi, how would waiting for Eliyahu help with any of the Teiku's in
Shas? Answer I heard is that since Eliyahu would have the shortest lineage
to moshe rabbeinu (and presumably the most time for Torah study I guess)
he would answer all the questions with sevara. As such, I assume that
he would be able to discredit any later authority who he disagreed with.

Kol Tuv,
Liron