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According to the Mishna (146b), the unique power of the gift of a shekhiv mera – someone on his death bed – to take effect even without a formal kinyan, only works if the dying man bequeaths all of his possessions while on his death bed. This clarifies to us that he is only distributing his wealth because he assumes that he has no more need for physical possessions.
Therefore, in the event that the dying man recovers, all of these presents must be returned, since they were given under a mistaken impression.
A new mishnah informs us that If there was no wording in the present document to indicate that he was a shechiv mei’ra, and he claims he was while the recipients claim he was not, he must bring proof that he was a shechiv mei’ra; these are the words of Rabbi Meir. The Chachamim say: One who takes away money from his friend must bring proof. [In this case, this refers to the people who wish to enforce the presents.]
i.e. proof of ill health is required. The rabbis disagree, believing that the recipients must provide proof.
We review the scholarship on the deathbed scene of Socrates and the metaphor of greek vs rabbinic approaches to truth through narratives in both talmud and Greek classics, in Boyarin’s "Socrates and the fat Rabbis.”