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05.
Scripture and Tradition: Why You Can't Have One Without the Other

Do Catholics believe the Bible is the Word of God? And if they do, why does the Catholic Church also teach that Sacred Tradition matters? For many Protestant and Evangelical Christians, one of the biggest questions about Catholicism is the relationship between Scripture and Tradition. Should Christians follow the Bible alone? Does Catholic Tradition add teachings to Scripture? And what did the earliest Christians believe before the New Testament was fully written and the biblical canon was formally recognized?

đź“– SCRIPTURES TO STUDY

  • 2 Thessalonians 2:15

  • 1 Corinthians 11:2

  • 1 Thessalonians 2:13

  • 2 Timothy 2:2

  • 2 Timothy 3:14–17

  • Acts 2:42

  • Acts 15:1–29

  • Matthew 28:19–20

  • Luke 10:16

  • John 20:30–31

  • John 21:25

  • 1 Timothy 3:15

đź“š CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

  • CCC §§74–83 The Transmission of Divine Revelation

  • CCC §§80–83 Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture

  • CCC §§84–95 The Deposit of Faith and the Magisterium

  • CCC §§96–100 Scripture, Tradition, and the Deposit of Faith

  • CCC §§101–104 Sacred Scripture as the Word of God

  • CCC §§112–114 Interpreting Scripture within the Church's Living Tradition

  • CCC §120 Apostolic Tradition and the Canon of Scripture

  • CCC §§131–133 Sacred Scripture in the Life of the Church

đź“š ADDITIONAL REFERENCES FOR FURTHER STUDY

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