Yechiel of Paris

Yechiel ben Joseph of Paris or Jehiel of Paris, called Sire Vives in French and Vivus Meldensis ("Vives of Meaux") in Latin, was a major Talmudic scholar and Tosafist from northern France.

Quotes

 * Without the Talmud, we would not be able to understand passages in the Bible ... God has handed this authority to the sages and tradition is a necessity as well as scripture ... Anyone who does not study the Talmud cannot understand Scripture.
 * See Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism: Surprising Differences, Conflicting Visions, and Worldview Implications &mdash; From the Early Church to Our Modern Time by Jonas E. Alexis, vol. I, p. 266