OT Biblical texts disproving sola scriptura?

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I know there are several texts in the New Testament that contradict the notion of sola scriptura. Are there any such texts in the Old Testament that speak of Tradition being important in knowing the word of God?

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I know there are several texts in the New Testament that contradict the notion of sola scriptura. Are there any such texts in the Old Testament that speak of Tradition being important in knowing the word of God?

Thank you!
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As in the NT, I do not believe there is a single verse in the OT which states that scripture is the sole source of authority. In addition, traditional Judaism has always taught that there is an “oral tradition”, handed down from Moses to the Chief Priests (the “Chair of Moses” (very similar to the concept of the papacy) with the same level of authority as scripture.

I can’t think of an explicit verse in the OT that mentions keeping to the tradtions, spoken and oral, as exists in the NT (although there are verses in the psalms which talk of following the teachings of your parents).

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Brian
 
ScriptureCatholic.com has these OT verses regarding Tradition in the OT:

*Deut. 31:9-12 - Moses had the law read only every seven years. Was the word of God absent during the seven year interval? Of course not. The Word of God has always been given orally by God’s appointed ones, and was never limited to Scripture.

Isa. 40:8 - the grass withers, the flower fades, but the Word of our God (not necessarily written) will stand forever.

Isa. 59:21 - Isaiah prophesies the promise of a living voice to hand on the Word of God to generations by mouth, not by a book. This is either a false prophecy, or it has been fulfilled by the Catholic Church.

Joel 1:3 - tell your children of the Word of the Lord, and they tell their children, and their children tell another generation.

Mal. 2:7 - the lips of a priest guard knowledge, and we should seek instruction from his mouth. Protestants want to argue all oral tradition was committed to Scripture? But no where does Scripture say this.*
 
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