It is interesting to note that biblical scholars tell us Jesus spent more time talking about money than any other topic.
Tradition refers to customs and practices rooted in the past.
The rabbis' goal was to protect Jews against unwittingly violating a divine commandment. In the first century, the traditions accepted by the Pharisees were viewed as an oral law equal in force to God's written Law. Many even believed the oral law had actually been given by Moses at the same time as the written code. In Christianity, tradition refers to teaching developed after the New Testament and the end of the age of the apostles. Belief that tradition is part of God's revelation is a major difference between Roman Catholic and Protestant Christians, because the latter accept Scripture alone as the basis of special revelation.