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Work #521 · Late

Ambigua to John (Ambigua ad Iohannem)

St. Maximus the Confessor
c. 628-30 · Koine Greek
Theological treatise · Late Byzantine patristic theology

Maximus the Confessor's c. 628-30 foundational synthesis — the major patristic theological synthesis

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

Attribute Ambigua to John (Ambigua ad Iohannem) (Late)
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 Plural
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

Ambigua to John (Ambigua ad Iohannem)

The cosmic-Christological time of creation and consummation.

Space

Ambigua to John (Ambigua ad Iohannem)

The Logos-permeated cosmos.

Matter

Ambigua to John (Ambigua ad Iohannem)

Matter as the logoi-incarnated reality.

Observer

Ambigua to John (Ambigua ad Iohannem)

The Christian theologian-cosmologist.

Energy

Ambigua to John (Ambigua ad Iohannem)

Energies of cosmic-Christological reconciliation.

Information

Ambigua to John (Ambigua ad Iohannem)

71-difficulty theological-cosmological framework.

Internal Tensions

Where each work's argument pulls against itself.

Ambigua to John (Ambigua ad Iohannem)

Maximus was tortured (right hand and tongue amputated) and exiled for his dyothelite Christology.