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Work #1011 · Late

Philippians

Paul of Tarsus (Saul / Saint Paul)
c. 60-62 CE (from prison — Rome, Ephesus, or Caesarea) · Koine Greek
Pastoral letter (4 chapters) · Earliest Christianity / Pauline Christianity

A prison letter of joy — and the Christological kenosis hymn that has organised Christian doctrine of incarnation for two millennia

Attribute Fingerprint

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Attribute Philippians (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 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

Philippians

Eternity-to-time of divine kenosis; prison present of Paul's composition.

Space

Philippians

Philippian church; Paul's prison cell.

Matter

Philippians

Incarnate Christ taking flesh; Paul's embodied imprisonment.

Observer

Philippians

Paul in joy from prison; Christ as kenotic exemplar.

Energy

Philippians

Divine self-emptying; human contentment through Christ's strengthening.

Information

Philippians

Kenosis hymn; pastoral encouragement.

Internal Tensions

Where each work's argument pulls against itself.

Philippians

Provenance of Phil 2:5-11 hymn (pre-Pauline or Pauline?) and its proper translation (functional or ontological Christology?) remain debated.