syntax, and vocabulary. Thus, “Scripture alone,” whatever else it means, cannot mean Scripture approached in a vacuum. And we can take this reflection on tradition a step further. All Protestant pastors, even the most fundamentalist, will, if they are remotely competent, prepare their sermons with the help of lexicons, commentaries, and books of theology. As soon as they take down one of these books from their bookcases and start to read it, of course, they are drawing positively on church tradition.