Doctrine Graph

Doctrine is a network, not a list

The graph has no fixed centre. It opens on Abraham — the one figure every tradition in the record shares — and you can start from any node. Every edge carries its evidence, its classification and how each tradition stands on it.

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Nodes, with the traditions whose texts speak of them and their number of connections.

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Connections of Sacrifice

AM-DOC-0007Explicit connectionHighCovenantProvisional

Covenant ↔ Sacrifice · Instituting sign

Covenants in the biblical record are inaugurated and maintained through sacrifice.

Tradition status: Widely affirmed; sacramental application varies.

Evidence: Genesis 15:9-18; Exodus 24:5-8; Hebrews 9:18-22 · grounded by AM-CLAIM-000188

AM-DOC-0008Explicit connectionHighAtonementProvisional

Sacrifice ↔ Atonement · Purpose relation

Sacrificial offering is presented as the means of atonement for sin.

Tradition status: Mechanism of atonement is a major interpretive divergence.

Evidence: Leviticus 16; Isaiah 53:10; Hebrews 9:26

AM-DOC-0009Explicit connectionVery highAtonementProvisional

Jesus Christ ↔ Sacrifice · Identification

The death of Jesus is presented as a single definitive sacrificial offering.

Tradition status: Affirmed in Christian traditions; theories of application differ.

Evidence: Hebrews 9:26; Hebrews 10:10; 1 Peter 3:18

Every edge has evidence; affirmation and dispute are attributed separately. JSON