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.
2 Corinthians
When I am weak, then I am strong — Paul's most personal letter, defending his apostolic ministry through the theology of weakness
Attribute Fingerprint
Rows where works disagree are highlighted in gold. The full ontology grid is shown.
| 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.
The literary unity is contested — many scholars see chs. 10-13 as a separate letter. The "super-apostles" identification has been variously argued.