Pope Shenouda III
   
  When God gave the written Law He  willed Tradition to remain as well, 
.  He  commanded the  fathers, on various occasions, to commend and entrust  the teachings  to their children. The Lord ordered them to inform their  children of  the occasion of sacrificing to the Lord the first male  offspring of  every womb (Ex. 13: 14-16). The Lord also said to the  people: "Only  take heed to yourself, and diligently keep yourself,  lest you forget the  things your eyes have seen, and lest they depart  from your heart all the  days of your life. And teach them to your  children and your  grandchildren" (Deut.4: 9).