Work Classification Layer
Compare Works
Pick two or more works to set their attribute fingerprints, dimension-by-dimension passages, and shared school embodiments side by side. Especially useful for author-stage comparisons (Wittgenstein early vs late) and for setting a single tradition's foundational texts against each other.
Living Gospel (Evangelium Vivum)
Mani's Living Gospel — first of the seven canonical Manichaean books, the principal scripture
Attribute Fingerprint
Rows where works disagree are highlighted in gold. The full ontology grid is shown.
| Attribute | Living Gospel (Evangelium Vivum) (Mature) |
|---|---|
| Time · Extent | Finite |
| Time · Ontological Status | Substantival |
| Time · Grain | Continuous |
| Time · Freedom | 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 | Total |
| 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
Living Gospel (Evangelium Vivum)
The three Manichaean times.
Space
Living Gospel (Evangelium Vivum)
The Manichaean cosmology of Light and Darkness in their kingdoms.
Matter
Living Gospel (Evangelium Vivum)
The mingled material world.
Observer
Living Gospel (Evangelium Vivum)
Mani as the apostle of Light, the Paraclete.
Energy
Living Gospel (Evangelium Vivum)
The cosmic-spiritual energies of the system.
Information
Living Gospel (Evangelium Vivum)
The 22-chapter content of the gospel.
Internal Tensions
Where each work's argument pulls against itself.
The original Aramaic text is lost; reconstruction relies on Greek (Cologne Mani Codex), Iranian (Turfan), Coptic (Medinet Madi) fragments and citations.