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This passage is significant in that (a) it shows the existence of living traditions within the the Apostolic teaching,

No, it doesn't.

It shows that WHAT THEY SAID was the same as WHAT WAS WRITTEN.

Acts 17:11 Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.

It's not very Christian of you to take my quote out of context and misrepresent it. Here is what I wrote:

Perhaps the clearest Biblical support for oral tradition can be found in 2 Thessalonians 2:14(15), where Christians are actually commanded: "Therefore, brethren, stand fast; and hold the traditions which you have learned, whether by word, or by our epistle." This passage is significant in that (a) it shows the existence of living traditions within the the Apostolic teaching, (b) it tells us unequivocally that believers are firmly grounded in the Faith by adhering to these traditions, and (c) it clearly states that these traditions were both written and oral. Since the Bible distinctly states here that oral traditions--authentic and Apostolic in origin--are to be "held" as a valid component of the Deposit of Faith, by what reasoning or excuse do Protestants dismiss them? By what authority do they reject a clear-cut injunction of St. Paul?

Obviously, I was referencing 2 Thessalonians, and commenting on that passage, not Acts 17:11. Notice that 2 Thessalonians says that we should hold fast to tradition, oral OR written. The Bible does not contradict itself, and therefore, as I stated previously, your interpretation of Acts 17:11 is obviously incorrect, because it is inconsistent with other Scripture. Nothing in Acts 17:11 supports the false doctrine of Sola Scriptura, especially when you look at it in context of all the other Scripture I have cited in this thread. But, if that is not enough for you, there is more where those came from -- I imagine you haven't head them too often in your Protestant churches.