We abrupty find ourselves thrust into a sugya examining issues of שפיכת שיריים.

Conceptual framework of פסול מהו שיעשה שיריים.

Understanding why this fundamental discussion between Reish Lakish and Rabi Yochanan is attached to our Mishnah.

A fundamental issue buried in foreign territory.

A dispute between Abayei and Rava concerning the issur of eating kodesh which is tamei ends up in Zevachim despite belonging in Makkos.

Navigating the potentially confusing landscape of the Gemara's presentation

The need to notice the Gemara's abrupt shift of focus, as well as to construct a coherent picture from the pieces presented by the Gemara.

A fundamental principle related to the architecture and construction of the Beis HaMikdash makes an appearance in our sugya.

The Gemara's off-topic question on the Tosefta yields fundamental insights about general semichah issues.

The Gemara temporarily steps away from our main (though itself tangential) sugya of biah bemiktzas to examine a Tosefta that had been brought as evidence.