# Tradition ## Catechism of the Catholic Church The living transmission of the message of the Gospel in the Church. The oral preaching of the Apostles, and the written message of salvation under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit (Bible), are conserved and handed on as the deposit of faith through the apostolic succession in the Church. Both the living Tradition and the written Scriptures have their common source in the revelation of God in Jesus Christ ([[1.1.2.2.pk#^ccc-75|75]]-[[1.1.2.2.pl#^ccc-82|82]]). The theological, liturgical, disciplinary, and devotional traditions of the local churches both contain and can be distinguished from this apostolic Tradition ([[1.1.2.2.pl#^ccc-83|83]]). ## Ignatius Catholic Study Bible **Tradition** (Apostolic) Human tradition criticized when valued over divine revelation: [[matthew-15#^matthew-15-2|Mt 15:2-9]]; [[mark-07#^mark-07-1|Mk 7:1-13]]; [[colossians-02#^colossians-02-8|Col 2:8]] Tradition as the deposit of truth: [[2-timothy-01#^2-timothy-01-13|2 Tim 1:13-14]] Tradition as handing on the truth about Jesus from the eyewitnesses: [[luke-01#^luke-01-2|Lk 1:2]]; [[1-corinthians-12#^1-corinthians-12-23|1 Cor 12:23]]; [[1-corinthians-15#^1-corinthians-15-3|15:3-4]]; [[2-peter-01#^2-peter-01-16|2 Pet 1:16-19]]; [[1-john-01#^1-john-01-1|1 Jn 1:1-3]]; Jude 3 Unwritten apostolic teaching as a norm for faith and practice: [[matthew-28#^matthew-28-20|Mt 28:20]]; [[1-corinthians-11#^1-corinthians-11-2|1 Cor 11:2, 23]]; [[2-thessalonians-02#^2-thessalonians-02-15|2 Thess 2:15]]; [[2-thessalonians-03#^2-thessalonians-03-6|3:6]]; [[2-timothy-01#^2-timothy-01-13|2 Tim 1:13]]; [[titus-01#^titus-01-9|Tit 1:9]] *See also* [[apostle|Apostles]]; [[authority]]; [[church]]; [[revelation]]; *[[sola-scriptura|Sola Scriptura]];* [[word-of-god|Word of God]]] ### Sources [[index-of-doctrines|Index of Doctrines]]