What stopped the plague: Pinchas's physical act of zealotry or the power of his prayer?

This source-based Torah study examines the question: What stopped the plague: Pinchas's physical act of zealotry or the power of his prayer? It follows the canonical Hebrew discussion through the weekly portion and the classical sources cited there, preserving the distinctions and review status of the original. This localized layer is for study and discovery only; it is not a practical halakhic, medical, legal, safety or pastoral ruling.