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Work #337 · Early-mid

Creation and Fall

Dietrich Bonhoeffer
1932-33 · German
Theological lectures · German Lutheran-Reformed theology

Theological exegesis of Genesis 1-3 — Bonhoeffer's 1932-33 Berlin lectures

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Rows where works disagree are highlighted in gold. The full ontology grid is shown.

Attribute Creation and Fall (Early-mid)
Time · Extent Infinite
Time · Ontological Status Substantival
Time · Grain Continuous
Time · Freedom Non-Deterministic
Time · Traversability Linear
Time · Dimensionality One
Time · Direction Uni-directional
Space · Extent Infinite
Space · Ontological Status Substantival
Space · Curvature Flat
Space · Dimensionality Three
Space · Locality Local
Matter · Extent Infinite
Matter · Ontological Status Substantival
Matter · Conservation Conserved
Matter · Dimensionality Three
Matter · Locality Local
Observer · Time Instance Single
Observer · Space Instance Single
Observer · Knowledge Extent Partial
Observer · Knowledge Retainment Total
Observer · Physicality Embodied
Observer · Agency Both
Observer · Number Plural
Observer · Metaphysical Agency Personal
Observer · Moral Authority Scripture
Observer · Theological Method —
Energy · Extent Infinite
Energy · Ontological Status Substantival
Energy · Conservation Conserved
Energy · Dispersibility Irreversible
Information · Ontological Status Substantival
Information · Cosmic Conservation Conserved
Information · Personal Conservation Conserved
Information · Granularity Continuous

Dimension-by-Dimension Evidence

What each work's passages reveal about its stance on each of the six dimensions.

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Time

Creation and Fall

Creation and fall as structural temporal framework.

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Space

Creation and Fall

Garden and world as theological spaces.

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Matter

Creation and Fall

Embodied creaturely life as gift fallen into brokenness.

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Observer

Creation and Fall

Christian biblical exegete.

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Energy

Creation and Fall

Energies of creation, fall, grace.

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Information

Creation and Fall

Biblical narrative preserved.

Internal Tensions

Where each work's argument pulls against itself.

Creation and Fall

Bonhoeffer's engagement with Barth has been continuously analysed.