Did Scripture or Tradition Come First?

Did Scripture or Tradition Come First?

What is Sacred Tradition, and where does this Tradition come from? Sacred Tradition is the inspired and unwritten truths of the deposit of faith that were passed orally from Christ to the Apostles, then to the early believers, and so forth. Sacred tradition eventually developed sacred Scripture.

Which came first Sacred Tradition or sacred Scripture?

Sacred Tradition became before Sacred Scripture because part of Sacred Scripture came from Sacred Tradition. What role did the Holy Spirit play in the writing of Sacred Scripture? The Holy Spirit inspired the writers of Sacred Scripture to write what God wanted them to write.

Does Scripture flow from tradition?

The Church teaches that Sacred Scripture is "the speech of God as it is put down in writing under the breath of the Holy Spirit". ... Tradition transmits this Word in its entirety, which has been entrusted to the apostles by Christ and the Holy Spirit.

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