Joh 20:28 And Thomas answered and said unto [the resurrected Jesus], "My Lord and my God".
Joh 20:29 Jesus saith unto him, "Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed".
Joh 20:30 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
Joh 20:31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
Only after believing that above and becoming Christians were there any Christians who came to exist to whom Paul could then write to explain how to become perfect:-
2Ti 3:16-17 KJV All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: (v.17) [that you, a man of God [NIV Footnote on v.17 ] [end is KJV:-may be perfect, ....]
[Just as there will be some who will re-Answer this and believe it, so there will be some who will also read exactly the same thing and not believe it.]
There IS no place in the Bible where an innkeeper speaks to Joseph and Mary about anything. The only thing the Bible says is that they stayed in the stable because there was no place for them in the lodging room.(Luke 2:6-7)
All scripture in the Bible is profitable.
Neither scripture nor tradition tells us the names of Stephen's parents.
W.J Woodcock has written: 'Scripture lands:being a visit to the scenes of the Bible'
King has written: 'Female Scripture characters' -- subject(s): Women in the Bible
It doesn't, it tells us to take the to Jesus, or to take them to the church and for the church to bear one another's burdens together.
The Bible is where the written teachings of Jesus are kept.
A regular Bible, is as you suggest, the one that tells us the story of the beginning of man and the life of Christ. A reference Bible has that same content of Scripture plus information comparing portions or verses to other sections of the Bible. Often, like an encyclopedia, Reference Bibles have explanation commentary portions accompanying the text, with historical, archeological and interpretive helps, giving not only the meaning of words, but also showing how it coordinates with other passages contained in scripture. It could also give maps of Biblical sites and activities and essays on themes in Scripture.
Steve Moyise has written: 'Isaiah in the New Testament' 'The later New Testament writers and scripture' -- subject(s): Bible 'Paul and Scripture' -- subject(s): Relation to the Old Testament, Bible, Relation to the Epistles of Paul, Theology 'The later New Testament writings and Scripture' -- subject(s): Relation to the Old Testament, Criticism, interpretation, Bible, Relation to the New Testament 'Paul and Scripture' -- subject(s): Relation to Old Testament, Bible, Theology
If you are talking about the Bible and Catholic tradition then yes the Bible came first and tradition came second
Kevin L. Spawn has written: '\\' -- subject(s): Bible, Language, style, Quotation in the Bible 'Spirit and scripture' -- subject(s): Holy Spirit, Bible, Hermeneutics
A. Berkeley Mickelsen has written: 'The family Bible encyclopedia' -- subject(s): Bible, Dictionaries 'Understanding scripture' -- subject(s): Bible, Criticism, interpretation 'Daniel & Revelation' -- subject(s): Bible, Criticism, interpretation