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==Living Tradition==

==Living Tradition==

Christians believe that the teachings of Jesus and the Apostles came from [[God]], who gave it to Jesus<ref>Revelation 1:1; Hebrews 1:1-2</ref> to pass on to his apostles and preserved by word of mouth and handed on by them to the whole church through their authorized successors as a single deposit of doctrine and practice, to be faithfully guarded by them under the guidance and help of the [[Holy Spirit]]<ref>John 14:15-17; 16:12-15; Acts 20:28; 2&nbsp;Timothy 1:14; 1&nbsp;Peter 1:10-12.</ref>. This perpetual handing on of the tradition received and passed down from the [[Twelve Apostles]] to be rightly understood, interpreted and applied by the leaders of the church under the guidance of the Holy Spirit of God is called the "Living Tradition", believed to be the faithful and constant transmission of the teachings of the Apostles from one generation to the next. The '''Deposit of Faith''' (Latin: ''fidei depositum'') refers to the entirety of divine revelation preserved by apostolic tradition.

Christians believe that the teachings of Jesus and the Apostles came from [[God]], who gave it to Jesus<ref>Revelation 1:1; Hebrews 1:1-2</ref> to pass on to his apostles and was preserved by word of mouth and handed on by them to the whole church through their authorized successors as a single deposit of doctrine and practice, to be faithfully guarded by them under the guidance and help of the [[Holy Spirit]]<ref>John 14:15-17; 16:12-15; Acts 20:28; 2&nbsp;Timothy 1:14; 1&nbsp;Peter 1:10-12.</ref>. This perpetual handing on of the tradition received and passed down from the [[Twelve Apostles]] to be rightly understood, interpreted and applied by the leaders of the church under the guidance of the Holy Spirit of God is called the "Living Tradition", believed to be the faithful and constant transmission of the teachings of the Apostles from one generation to the next. The '''Deposit of Faith''' (Latin: ''fidei depositum'') refers to the entirety of divine revelation preserved by apostolic tradition.

In Eastern Orthodox theology, Holy Tradition is the inspired revelation of God and [[orthodox]] [[catholic]] teaching (Greek ''katholikos'', "according to the whole") of the Church, not an independent [[Contradiction|contradictory]] source of [[dogma]]tic authority to be regarded as a supplement to biblical revelation. Tradition is rather understood as the fullness of divine truth proclaimed in the scriptures, preserved by the apostolic bishops and expressed in the life of the Church through such things as the Divine Liturgy and the [[Orthodox Mysteries|Holy Mysteries]] (Eucharist, baptism, marriage, etc.), the [[Apostles' Creed]], the [[Nicene Creed]] and other doctrinal definitions of the First seven ecumenical councils, canonical Christian iconography, and the sanctified lives of godly men and women. The organic and seamless whole of this catholic and orthodox Christian [[culture]] of the living and breathing life of the church comprises the living expression of the unchanging essence of the apostolic tradition.

In Eastern Orthodox theology, Holy Tradition is the inspired revelation of God and [[orthodox]] [[catholic]] teaching (Greek ''katholikos'', "according to the whole") of the Church, not an independent [[Contradiction|contradictory]] source of [[dogma]]tic authority to be regarded as a supplement to biblical revelation. Tradition is rather understood as the fullness of divine truth proclaimed in the scriptures, preserved by the apostolic bishops and expressed in the life of the Church through such things as the Divine Liturgy and the [[Orthodox Mysteries|Holy Mysteries]] (Eucharist, baptism, marriage, etc.), the [[Apostles' Creed]], the [[Nicene Creed]] and other doctrinal definitions of the First seven ecumenical councils, canonical Christian iconography, and the sanctified lives of godly men and women. The organic and seamless whole of this catholic and orthodox Christian [[culture]] of the living and breathing life of the church comprises the living expression of the unchanging essence of the apostolic 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, 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]]'').  

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==