Wouldn’t you like to know as far as possible whose teachings you are following?
Then you can make an informed choice as to what you want to focus on
And just as a point of clarification they are not “Theravada teachings”, they are the teachings of the Buddha, which are the texts (Pali canon) that Theravadins use for practice. Everyone or anyone can choose to use them.
There has been much written about this subject, and there is a large amount of information available here.
Have a look here as a starting point
I highly recommend watching some of the video classes on EBTs by Bhante Sujato and Ajahn Brahmali.
