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Work #1010 · Mature

Galatians

Paul of Tarsus (Saul / Saint Paul)
c. 48-55 CE (either earliest or middle Pauline letter) · Koine Greek
Polemical pastoral letter (6 chapters) · Earliest Christianity / Pauline Christianity

Justification by faith, not by works of the law — Paul's polemical manifesto, the "Magna Carta" of Christian freedom

Attribute Fingerprint

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Attribute Galatians (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

Galatians

Salvation-historical sequence: Abraham, the law, Christ, the new covenant of the Spirit.

Space

Galatians

The Galatian churches in Asia Minor; Jerusalem-Antioch apostolic axis.

Matter

Galatians

The embodied issue of circumcision; embodied freedom in Christ.

Observer

Galatians

Paul as apostolic defender; Galatian communities under pressure.

Energy

Galatians

The energy of the Spirit through which Christian life is lived.

Information

Galatians

Defense of the gospel; theological argument from Scripture.

Internal Tensions

Where each work's argument pulls against itself.

Galatians

Position on the law variously read — traditional Reformation, New Perspective, apocalyptic readings continue to debate.