the crux of the matter. You choose tradition, I choose the Bible!
The Bible......oh yeah, that's the book that the Catholics originated, copied (by hand), preserved for 2,000 years and presented to us so that we might know that Jesus even existed.....No one else was there to do it.
You are welcome at the Catholic Church.
There You can have the whole story.
How did Jesus teach us - by oral tradition - by example, by preaching and by discussing with His Apostles.
The Apostles continued this oral tradition of preaching, talking with people and example. This was passed on to their successors and to the public.
Even today there are readings from the Bible at every Mass and in the sacraments, preached from the pulpit and in talks or meetings with bishops, priests, nuns and lay persons.
So you can have the whole story.
I choose both - that is the Church, both. Bible and Tradition are not exclusive of one another.