Are all the teachings of Sacred Tradition contained within the Bible?

[novaslasher]

No problem! At least it kept the poll going and kept the thread on page 1 for a bit.

 

[diggerdomer]

Yes, this is what I was intending to ask the forum.

The issue is not Scripture vs. Tradition. The debate presupposes that oral Tradition is a valid organ of Catholic faith and teaching. What it is asking, is whether a kernel of all Catholic teachings are present in Scripture or whether there are some unique teachings in Tradition. As to what constitutes a kernel is a valid question.

My professor recommended a book in our theology library that laid out the debate from both sides (which I read). I’m not sure which side of the debate is the minority view, but I’d bet that most orthodox Catholics hold that there are unique teachings found exlusively in Tradition. This is part of what I wanted to find out in this post (reason behind the poll). As far as I know, this particular debate isn’t arguing for or against a “de Fide” dogma of the faith since the debate assumes that Tradition is valid and that it does provide the interpretation of Scripture needed to formulate correct teaching and protects the Church from falling into error regarding interpretation of Scripture.

Nothing in Catholic Tradition contradicts Scripture.

Scripture may or may not assert or imply what is taught via Tradition, the point is, again, that nothing taught by Tradition can contradict Scripture.

 

[novaslasher]

Nothing in Catholic Tradition contradicts Scripture.

Scripture may or may not assert or imply what is taught via Tradition, the point is, again, that nothing taught by Tradition can contradict Scripture.

Yes, that was the entire point of my clarification. The issue is whether Tradition has unique teachings from Scripture, not whether Tradition contradicts Scripture or vice versa.

 

[diggerdomer]

Yes, that was the entire point of my clarification. The issue is whether Tradition has unique teachings from Scripture, not whether Tradition contradicts Scripture or vice versa.

Perhaps this is semantics? Not sure. If by “unique” you mean not contained in but not contradicted by Scripture, then yes of course Tradition has unique teachings from Scripture. If by “unique” you mean teachings that are contradictory to Scripture (and so, obviously, not contained in Scripture) then no.

 

[Holly3278]

No, Tradition has some unique teachings such as the assumption of Mary and the immaculate conception of Mary.

 

[Ron_Conte]

No, Tradition has some unique teachings such as the assumption of Mary and the immaculate conception of Mary.

The Apostolic Constitutions on the Assumption and the Immaculate Conception state that both these teachings are implicit in Sacred Scripture. Those two teachings (now dogmas) were always implicit in Tradition, but only after some time became explicitly known.

Sacred Tradition contains the same set of truths found explicitly or at least implicitly in Sacred Scripture, and vice versa. The teaching of the Magisterium contains these same set of truths also, at least implicitly.

But Tradition is greater than Scripture because Tradition is the ‘deeds wrought by God in the history of salvation’ (DV, n. 2), whereas Scripture and Magisterium give us words about those deeds. The preeminent deed of salvation history is the single act of Christ dying for our salvation on the cross. Since Tradition is the deeds of God in salvation history, Tradition contains that salvific deed itself, not merely words about that deed.

Tradition, Scripture, Magisterium are a refection of the Trinity: Father, Son, Spirit. The Three Persons of the Trinity share the same Divine Nature, and so the three sources of truth, Tradition, Scripture, Magisterium, contain the same set of truths.

The single act of Christ dying for our salvation on the Cross implicitly contains all the truths of Divine Revelation, on faith, on morals, and on salvation.