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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.

Time

Creation and Fall

Creation and fall as structural temporal framework.

Space

Creation and Fall

Garden and world as theological spaces.

Matter

Creation and Fall

Embodied creaturely life as gift fallen into brokenness.

Observer

Creation and Fall

Christian biblical exegete.

Energy

Creation and Fall

Energies of creation, fall, grace.

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.