the Church, teach the catechumens, and resist heresy, all of which they did so well? The answer to all these questions is, in short, the apostolic tradition, preserved through apostolic succession within the Catholic Church. The apostolic writings were an integral part, but only a small part, of the entire deposit of faith. Protestants are dependent upon the tradition of the Catholic Church for their current New Testament.80 It was not until the authoritative voice of the Church spoke that the New