What is the difference between Biblical tradition and Apostolic tradition?

Question

Also, is Apostolic tradition the same with Apostolic succession?

Answer 1

These are two more contemporary phrases for two different sources of information. The Biblical tradition is the Bible and everything found within the canonical text. Protestants hold to this firmly and apostolic tradition in a loose manner. Apostolic tradition is a term used by some to claim the oral tradition of what the apostles allegedly passed on to their disciples and then their disciples and so on for a little over 1900 years. The two do differ in content although there is a little overlap.

Answer 2

Usually biblical tradition applies to the writings of the Scriptures, that is "written" tradition. "Apostolic" Tradition applies to Oral Tradition. How are things done in the Church, how have they been done. What were the teachings that were not written down in scripture.
Unfortunately many people have the mistaken notion that the two "traditions" are opposed to each other. They are not!
Both Written (scripture) and Oral Tradition (Apostolic) are the sources of revelation. One faith, one spirit, one Lord.
During the Council of Trent, when the canon of Scripture was disussed, one of the criteria for accepting a book as canonical or not, was how long a certain book was used in the liturgy of the Church.
The Magisterium of the Church is the Bishops, faithful, etc united with the Pope in the living Church of today. St Paul said that the Church is Christ's Mystical Body, His Bride.
All these things are not opposed to each other, they work together. I can't remember the exact place in scripture, but I have to look it up, where it is said in the New Testament, that Jesus revealed and showed his Apostles many things that have not been written down. This is the source of the Apostolic Tradition.

Answer 3

Nonsense to the above, not you patrone! Apostolic succession is the historically verifiable succession of bishops, which goes back to the original apostles. The apostles consecrated the first bishops, who consecrated succeeding bishops. The Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Churches, and Anglican/Episcopal churches all can claim this direct line of succession. Apostolic tradition is the body of belief which grew in the early church, which existed well before the canon of Scripture was settled, even before much of the Nw Testament was written. The Apostolic churches mentioned above would hold that Scripture is part of Apostolic Tradition, not something at odds with it. It is this to which St Paul refers, I think in 2nd Timothy, when he says [paraphrasing, sorry!] "Keep the tradition which has been handed down to you, whether in writing or by word of mouth." It is a Protestant error to try and separate Scripture from the context in which it was written, not realising that the church which decided what was going to become the New Testament already had a clear idea of the doctrines it meant to preserve by accepting those writings as inspired.

Answer 4

Biblical tradition is a phrase referring to the stories in Scripture. This phrase is usually accompanied by an attempt to reinterpret Scripture in the light of current understanding.
The Apostolic tradition refers to the teaching of the apostles as found in the New Testament - mainly in the letters of Paul. However, Paul was not an apostle as defined by one who walked and talked with Jesus when he was on earth - but claimed to be an apostle because Christ had ‘appeared to him also’.
Apostolic Succession is a claim made by a church hierarchy that they have spiritual authority because it has been passed down from the original apostles through a succession of bishops.

Answer 5

Biblical tradition holds that revelation stopped with Revelations. Apostolic tradition holds that it continues to this day via the true church which is defined by Apostolic succession. Apostolic succession is the unbroken succession of rightly ordained bishops from Peter to the pope and the other catholic bishops.

Basically, as far as the western church, you are talking about protestants versus catholics.

Answer 6

"In vain to they worship me teaching for doctrines the commandments of men."- Jesus Christ
Do you have any idea how worthless your question is?

Answer 7

The answer lies in God..he is all knowing