Holy Tradition

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Christian theological concept source of authority in Christianity

Holy Tradition is the living transmission of the faith, worship, and teachings of the Church, preserved and handed down through generations as a primary source of authority alongside Scripture.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Holy Tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church	2
Sacred Tradition	2
ChristianTradition	1
Magisterium	1
Scripture and Tradition	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian theological concept ⓘ source of authority in Christianity ⓘ
aimsAt	guiding Christian life and practice ⓘ preserving apostolic faith ⓘ
hasRole	living transmission of the faith ⓘ transmission of Christian teachings ⓘ transmission of Christian worship ⓘ
hasSource	apostolic teaching ⓘ life of the early Church ⓘ
hasTheologicalBasisIn	1 Corinthians 11:2 ⓘ 2 Thessalonians 2:15 ⓘ
includes	canon law in some traditions ⓘ creeds ⓘ ecumenical councils ⓘ hymnography ⓘ iconography ⓘ liturgical practices ⓘ oral teaching of the apostles ⓘ sacramental practices ⓘ writings of the Church Fathers ⓘ
isAffirmedBy	Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church some Anglican traditions ⓘ some Lutheran traditions ⓘ
isAssociatedWith	Bible ⓘ surface form: Sacred Scripture
isCentralTo	Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox theology Roman Catholic theology of revelation ⓘ
isCharacterizedAs	living and dynamic ⓘ preserved and handed down through generations ⓘ primary source of authority alongside Scripture ⓘ
isComplementaryTo	Sacred Scripture ⓘ
isConsideredByAdherents	indispensable for the fullness of Christian faith ⓘ
isContrastedWith	sola scriptura in Protestant theology ⓘ
isDistinguishedFrom	human customs and innovations ⓘ
isPreservedIn	canonical decisions of councils ⓘ doctrinal definitions ⓘ sacramental life ⓘ worship ⓘ
isTransmittedBy	Christian families ⓘ Church hierarchy ⓘ clergy ⓘ liturgical life of the Church ⓘ monastic communities ⓘ
isViewedAs	context for interpreting Scripture ⓘ norm for authentic Christian doctrine ⓘ work of the Holy Spirit in the Church ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Catechism of the Catholic Church → basedOn → Holy Tradition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sacred Tradition

Council of Trent → definedDoctrineOn → Holy Tradition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scripture and Tradition

Eastern Orthodox Christianity → emphasizes → Holy Tradition ⓘ

Holy Synod of Bishops → follows → Holy Tradition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church

Roman Catholicism → hasTeachingAuthority → Holy Tradition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Magisterium

Ibrahim → honoredIn → Holy Tradition ⓘ

this entity surface form: ChristianTradition

magisterium of the Catholic Church → interprets → Holy Tradition ⓘ

subject surface form: Magisterium of the Catholic Church

this entity surface form: Sacred Tradition

Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church → subjectTo → Holy Tradition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church