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Referring to one of the two historical sources of theology (Scripture, Tradition). Relates to questions that ask about practices that have historically been the norm, and typically looking for an origin explanation
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What was Esther’s relationship to Mordecai?
http://www.biblestudytools.com/history/flavius-josephus/antiquities-jews/book-11/chapter-6.html
So, in the Jewish and Christian tradition, the answer is Esther was Mordecai’s adopted daughter. … translated see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septuagint
PS I suspect the "married" idea of "old guardian" to "young virgin" Esther 2:7 translation of the Septuagint was made later to conform it to the later tradition …
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How does Protestantism defend the adoption of practices and beliefs not found in the Bible?
Or various other statements spoken as Tradition, not tradition.
These definitions of Tradition (revealed truth) are the things against which the Protestant disagreed. … Essentially the "problem" was invented because the author confused between tradition and Tradition and falsely applied the latter to the former. It is called the fallacy of Equivocation. …
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How do the ideas of authority and infallibility relate to tradition in the Catholic Church?
The Catholic Church believes it has been appointed by God through its teaching magisterium to faithfully define Tradition out of many traditions. … These are the particular forms, adapted to different places and times, in which the great Tradition is expressed. …
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What commentary or traditions, if any, exist concerning the identity of the person named Jos...
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So, tradition would say that James the Just the Lord's brother like the others did not believe and so was different from the two James who were apostles prior to (and after) resurrection. … However, there is the tradition he may have followed in the footsteps of his brother James the Just. …
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According to Catholicism, is are there any teachings or traditions about who was the host of...
Although not strictly a Catholic Church point of view, a good argument can be made that the Upper Room in which the Last Supper (Passover) was held belonged to Joseph of Arimathea.
He was a disciple o …
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Christmas Tree Angel holding bread in one hand and coal in the other?
Alternatively, as the OP stated, the two items may also represent a tradition between the well-to-do (bread) and the poor (coal). … For this tradition, the angel with bread and coal is not a contrast of people or symbols, but a compliment of Christian reality foreshadowed and fulfilled. …
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How do Catholics assert certain Traditions being equal with Scripture when Scripture never s...
The Catechism of the Catholic Church provides this argument that the Word of God is composed of both Tradition (oral) and Scripture (written).
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I. … THE APOSTOLIC TRADITION
75 "Christ the Lord, in whom the entire Revelation of the most high God is summed up, commanded the apostles to preach the Gospel, which had been promised beforehand by the prophets …
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Where was the blessed Virgin Mary on Jesus' resurrection?
As one might imagine, a mother mourning for a child is beyond comprehension, if it has not happened to you.
Some will find Mary in this verse.
It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother o …
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Is there any tradition that informs us of how old Mary was when she gave birth to Jesus?
Some understand that Mary was about 15 years of age based on the juxtaposition of Herod's Temple and the real Temple who is Christ Jesus.
Herod began building what would be called Herod's Temple in 20 …
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Did Jesus have His Last Supper standing?
The answer would be no, Jesus wasn't standing through the whole of the Last Supper (aka Passover).
Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart o …
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Does the Catholic Church officially claim that the Bible is insufficient without tradition?
Both Scripture and Tradition must be accepted and honoured with equal sentiments of devotion and reverence." … While it may or may not be true that her Tradition sources to apostles, since after all, the Orthodox say the same thing, yet the two groups contradict at a number of well known Tradition points, the whole …
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Why do many old churches face east?
denote, that we are in quest of Eden, that garden in the East from whence our first parents were ejected (as he afterwards explains it),
So, those are the reasons for facing east from scripture and tradition …
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References explaining non-biblical dogmas in Roman Catholicism?
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRADITION AND SACRED SCRIPTURE
One common source. . .
80 "Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture, then, are bound closely together, and communicate one with the other. … Both Scripture and Tradition must be accepted and honored with equal sentiments of devotion and reverence."44
Apostolic Tradition and ecclesial traditions
83 The Tradition here in question comes from the …
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What is the biblical basis for giving the bread/wafer to the laity at the Eucharist but rese...
For a more historically detailed explanation, see my post.
Why does only the priest receive Communion under both kinds at a Catholic Mass?
In short, the common explanation that the laity should only r …
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What did the Earliest Church Fathers teach about the Woman of Revelation 12?
To add another early reference.
Hippolytus, circa 200.
To add.
Methodius, circa 300 wrote his opinion.
The woman who appeared in heaven clothed with the sun, and crowned with twelve stars, and having …