in celebration of national bible week, i shall be sharing some of the lessons from my high 1 cle classes at xavier school last year, particularly about the sacred scriptures.
The word tradition comes from the Latin tradere which means “to hand over/ to hand down.” Tradition is a term the Church uses to the “living transmission” of the deposit of faith/message given by Christ to the apostles and to the Church. This “living transmission” is accomplished through the power of the Holy Spirit guiding the Church. Church’s Tradition is inseparable from Scripture.
Since Sacred Scriptures is written in a culture, context and language which is very far from our own, we need Church tradition to interpret the Scriptures and to make the message a reality in our present context.
Both Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture come from the same source—God, with the same goal of revealing God. Therefore we cannot draw truth from Scripture alone, or Tradition alone. The Magisterium, or the teaching office/authority of the Church, has the task of giving an authentic interpretation of the Word of God in the name of Jesus Christ.
Tomorrow: Canon as the official list of books in the Bible
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