Tradition (As source of Theology)
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
2:29 PM
2:29 PM
The Wesleyan Quadrilateral cites 4 factors to form theology, and one of the factors is Tradition.
The process by which normative religious truths, including belief and practice, are passed on from one generation to another is called tradition.
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Tradition is a part of all religious communities in various forms and expression.
"By the third century BC, at least, Jewish rabbis produced a “traditional” interpretation of the scriptural text known as the Mishnah, of which scribes and Pharisees became the keepers and teachers. This continued to grow until it was codified in the fourth and sixth centuries as the Talmud, which provided until modern times the traditional (and therefore binding) Jewish interpretation of the OT."
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The New Testament uses "tradition" (paradosis) is used in both positive and negative ways. 

Negative: 
Christ repudiated the human traditions of the Pharisees (Matthew 15:3; Mark 7:9, 13)

Paul warns about following the traditions of men and not following after Christ. (Colossians 2:9)
Positive:
The apostles passed along a gospel tradition they had received from the Lord. (1 Cor. 11:2, 2 Thess. 2:15, 1 Cor. 15:1–9, 1 Cor. 11:23)