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Work #1379 · Mature

Luther German Bible

Martin Luther
1522 (NT), 1534 (complete Bible) · German (from Greek/Hebrew)
Bible translation · Lutheran / Reformation

Luther's 1522-34 German Bible — major Reformation text

Attribute Fingerprint

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Attribute Luther German Bible (Mature)
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 Active
Observer · Number Plural
Observer · Metaphysical Agency Personal
Observer · Moral Authority Revelation
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 Discrete

Dimension-by-Dimension Evidence

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

Time

Luther German Bible

1522-34.

Space

Luther German Bible

Wittenberg Reformation setting.

Matter

Luther German Bible

The German Bible as proper-translated text.

Observer

Luther German Bible

Luther as translator.

Energy

Luther German Bible

Translation-religious-philological energies.

Information

Luther German Bible

The complete German Bible.

Internal Tensions

Where each work's argument pulls against itself.

Luther German Bible

Luther's German Bible remains foundational; subsequent German-Bible revisions have continued.