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Apostolic Tradition (view source)
Revision as of 05:06, September 7, 2019
, 05:06, September 7, 2019added info re a third century text uncertainly attributed to Hippolitus called "Apostolic Tradition" and "Egyptian Church Order", rediscovered in the 19th century
'''Apostolic [[Tradition]]''', also called sacred tradition, or holy tradition, is a [[Theology|theological]] term used by major Christian traditions such as the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Assyrian, and Anglican traditions, primarily those claiming [[apostolic succession]], in reference to the divinely revealed foundation of the doctrinal and spiritual authority of [[Christianity]].
'''Apostolic [[Tradition]]''', also called sacred tradition, or holy tradition, is a [[Theology|theological]] term used by major Christian traditions such as the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Assyrian, and Anglican traditions, primarily those claiming [[apostolic succession]], in reference to the divinely revealed foundation of the doctrinal and spiritual authority of [[Christianity]].
'''''Apostolic Tradition''''' is also the name of a third century text, also called ''Egyptian Church Order'', uncertainly attributed to Hippolytus of Rome.
==Living Tradition==
==Living Tradition==
According to the Christian [[Theology|theological]] understanding of these Churches, scripture is the written part of this larger tradition, recording (sometimes through the work of the individual authors) the community's experience and understanding of God and more specifically of Jesus as the Living Word of God. Thus, the Bible must be interpreted within the context of sacred tradition and within the community of the church.
According to the Christian [[Theology|theological]] understanding of these Churches, scripture is the written part of this larger tradition, recording (sometimes through the work of the individual authors) the community's experience and understanding of God and more specifically of Jesus as the Living Word of God. Thus, the Bible must be interpreted within the context of sacred tradition and within the community of the church.
This is rejected by many Protestant traditions based on the principles set forth by the leaders of the [[Protestant Reformation]], which teach against the centuries-old tradition of the Church that the Bible alone is a sufficient basis for all Christian teaching (a position known as ''[[sola scriptura]]'').
This is rejected by many Protestant traditions based on the principles set forth by the leaders of the [[Protestant Reformation]], which, against the centuries-old tradition of the Church, teach that the Bible alone is a sufficient basis for all Christian teaching (a position known as ''[[sola scriptura]]'').
==Oral tradition==
==Oral tradition==
===Pope Agatho A.D. 680===
===Pope Agatho A.D. 680===
“[T]he holy Church of God...has been established upon the firm rock of this Church of blessed Peter, the prince of the apostles, which by his grace and guardianship remains free from all error, [and possesses that faith that] the whole number of rulers and priests, of the clergy and of the people, unanimously should confess and preach with us as the true declaration of the apostolic tradition, in order to please God and to save their own souls.”<ref>Pope Agatho, Letter read at fourth session of III Constantinople [A.D. 680]</ref>
“[T]he holy Church of God...has been established upon the firm rock of this Church of blessed Peter, the prince of the apostles, which by his grace and guardianship remains free from all error, [and possesses that faith that] the whole number of rulers and priests, of the clergy and of the people, unanimously should confess and preach with us as the true declaration of the apostolic tradition, in order to please God and to save their own souls.”<ref>Pope Agatho, Letter read at fourth session of III Constantinople [A.D. 680]</ref>
==''Apostolic Tradition'', also called ''Egyptian Church Order''==
The '''Apostolic Tradition''' (or ''Egyptian Church Order'') is an early [[Christianity|Christian]] treatise which belongs to the literary ''[[genre]]'' of the manuals of Ancient Church Orders. It has been described as a witness of "incomparable importance as a source of information about church life and [[liturgy]] in the third century".<ref>''Hippolitus A Text For Students.'' Goffrey J. Cuming (1976), Grove Books. page 5. ISBN 978-0-905422-02-2.</ref>
Rediscovered in the 19th century, it was initially given the name of ''Egyptian Church Order''. Later, in the first half of the 20th century this text was commonly identified with the lost ''Apostolic Tradition'' presumed to have been composed by Hippolytus of Rome. Due to this ancient attribution, and the apparent early date of the text, this manual played a crucial role in the [[Liturgy|liturgical]] reforms of main mainstream Christian bodies and traditions.
==See also==
==See also==