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Work #1012 · Early

1 Thessalonians

Paul of Tarsus (Saul / Saint Paul)
c. 50-51 CE (earliest surviving Pauline letter) · Koine Greek
Pastoral letter (5 chapters) · Earliest Christianity

The earliest surviving Pauline letter — eschatological questions about the parousia and the dead in Christ

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Attribute 1 Thessalonians (Early)
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 Discrete

Dimension-by-Dimension Evidence

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

Time

1 Thessalonians

Eschatological time of Christ's return; present time of the young Thessalonian church.

Space

1 Thessalonians

Thessalonica; broader Aegean missionary space.

Matter

1 Thessalonians

Embodied Thessalonian community; resurrection-bodies of the dead.

Observer

1 Thessalonians

Paul as apostolic teacher; Thessalonian community as audience.

Energy

1 Thessalonians

Eschatological energies of the coming Lord; patient endurance.

Information

1 Thessalonians

Eschatological teaching; pastoral encouragement.

Internal Tensions

Where each work's argument pulls against itself.

1 Thessalonians

1 Thess 4:13-18 interpretation contested — dispensational vs amillennial vs apocalyptic-historical readings.