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From Christ and the apostles, through the Magisterium (body of bishops) of Christ's one historic Church. (St. Athanasius answers your question in the quotation at the bottom of this post.)And where does tradition come from?
Dwight Campbell, A PRIMER ON DIVINE REVELATION (Scepter, 1998):
Q: ...why did God arrange that there be successors to the Apostles who were given the Apostles' own position of teaching authority, as pope and bishops?
A: To ensure that the apostolic preaching (Tradition) be handed on faithfully to all future generations, and that the Word of God committed to writing (Scripture) be interpreted faithfully and without error. This mission is carried on by the successors to the Apostles [i.e., the bishops], who are guided in their work by the Holy Spirit---the same Holy Spirit who inspired the writing of the Scriptures (Catechism, pars. 77, 857, 861-862, 890).
A: To ensure that the apostolic preaching (Tradition) be handed on faithfully to all future generations, and that the Word of God committed to writing (Scripture) be interpreted faithfully and without error. This mission is carried on by the successors to the Apostles [i.e., the bishops], who are guided in their work by the Holy Spirit---the same Holy Spirit who inspired the writing of the Scriptures (Catechism, pars. 77, 857, 861-862, 890).
Gaudium de veritate,
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