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Work #1009 · Mature

2 Corinthians

Paul of Tarsus (Saul / Saint Paul)
c. 55-56 CE (composed in Macedonia after a difficult Corinthian crisis) · Koine Greek
Pastoral-apologetic letter (13 chapters) · Earliest Christianity / Pauline Christianity

When I am weak, then I am strong — Paul's most personal letter, defending his apostolic ministry through the theology of weakness

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Attribute 2 Corinthians (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 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

2 Corinthians

Salvation-historical time of the new covenant; apocalyptic time of Christ's return.

Space

2 Corinthians

The Corinthian-Aegean missionary space; the Jerusalem-collection space.

Matter

2 Corinthians

The embodied apostle suffering; "treasure in clay jars."

Observer

2 Corinthians

Paul as apostolic-personal witness; the Corinthian community.

Energy

2 Corinthians

Grace as power; weakness as the form divine power is disclosed.

Information

2 Corinthians

Apostolic defense; new-covenant teaching; collection arrangements.

Internal Tensions

Where each work's argument pulls against itself.

2 Corinthians

The literary unity is contested — many scholars see chs. 10-13 as a separate letter. The "super-apostles" identification has been variously argued.