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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
The passing on of stories and teachings by speech before, or alongside, their being written down.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Specification 3.1.1.3 · Paper 1
Revise: The Bible, Creation and ScienceMany stories and teachings were first passed on through oral tradition: people told them to others before they were written down. Written texts were preserved on scrolls, copied and collected. The Church gradually recognised which writings belonged in its Canon of Scripture, meaning its accepted collection of sacred books.
Specification 3.1 · Paper 1, Paper 2
The passing on of stories and teachings by speaking and listening before, or alongside, their preservation in writing.
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Stories and teachings were passed on through oral tradition, meaning spoken communication, before being preserved in writing. Its writers came from different backgrounds and lived in different places and periods; it was not produced by one author in one sitting.
