Proposals of Berndt Hamm for the Interdisciplinary Theory of Tradition

The author considers whether and to what extent Hamm's model of emergence can be included among those models in which we try to capture the processes of tradition. This would obviously be appropriate where a straightforward relationship between the identified causes and the outcome cannot be determined. Beyond Hamm's thesis, the author also examines the views of other authors on the issue of emergence. The article is a proposal in terms of genre. Thus, it presents this option for discussion, but does not apply it to specific cases. Cases of emergence can be expected, for example, in the tradition of the interpretation of the Scriptures and its "effective history".