Cross-Reference Analysis
Cross-Reference and Theme Analysis — James (English → Assamese)
Curriculum: James
Core passage: James 2:14–26
Companion curriculum in this language pair: Romans (baseline translation_memory.json, bible_term_registry.json, doctrine_risk_registry.json)
Methodology
This document maps every Old Testament quotation and allusion, every messianic reference, every typological pattern, and every parallel to the Romans curriculum found across the whole of James (chapters 1–5). Citations are normalized in “Book Chapter:Verse” form using standard English book names (e.g., “Genesis 15:6,” “Galatians 2:16”) for cross-reference and Phase 2 lookup purposes; the Assamese book-name equivalents required for in-text citation are supplied in the Citation Normalization Table (Section D), per the conventions fixed in the baseline’s 12_ai_translation_requirements.md.
Risk language (Critical/High/Medium/Low) and forbidden-substitution rules follow the baseline exactly. Where a cross-reference touches a term already fixed in translation_memory.json, this is marked [BASELINE-LOCKED] — the rendering is non-negotiable across both curricula.
Section A — Chapter-by-Chapter Cross-Reference Matrix
Chapter 1
| James Passage | Theme | Related Character/Figure | OT/NT Connection | Translation Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James 1:1 | Identity of the covenant people, dispersion | The twelve tribes | Allusion: Genesis 49:28 (twelve tribes); Deuteronomy 28:64; Ezekiel 36:19 (scattering among nations) | Medium. “Twelve tribes in the Dispersion” (বাৰ ফৈদ) must not be rendered with vocabulary suggesting Assamese tribal/ethnic (জাতি, উপজাতি) categories; this is Israel’s covenant-tribal identity, historical and specific. |
| James 1:5 | Wisdom from Above | Solomon (implicit) | Allusion: 1 Kings 3:9–12 (Solomon’s prayer for wisdom); Proverbs 2:6 | High. প্ৰজ্ঞা must be marked “ঈশ্বৰৰ পৰা” (from God) — see glossary; avoid jñāna-mārga self-attainment resonance. |
| James 1:10–11 | Favoritism / transience of wealth | — | Allusion: Isaiah 40:6–8; Psalm 103:15–16; Job 14:2 | Medium. Preserve the reversal-theology force (rich man’s glory fades like grass) without softening into generic proverb. |
| James 1:12 | Trials and Testing | — | NT parallel: Revelation 2:10 (“crown of life”) | Medium. Reward language (মুকুট/জীৱনৰ মুকুট) must not be read as a merit-earned prize parallel to Hindu tapasya-reward logic; it is grace-grounded eschatological gift. |
| James 1:13–14 | Trials / Temptation, God’s character | — | Conceptual tension with Genesis 22:1 (LXX πειράζω used of God “testing” Abraham) | High. Requires the mandatory পৰীক্ষা/প্ৰলোভন lexical distinction (see 07_semantic_analysis.md); James 1:13 (“God tempts no one”) must not appear to contradict Genesis 22:1’s “God tested Abraham,” which is a distinct sense (πειρασμός/trial) reused at James 2:21. |
| James 1:17 | Wisdom / God’s unchanging character | — | Allusion: Genesis 1:14–18 (creation of lights); Numbers 6:25; Malachi 3:6 (“I the LORD do not change”) | Medium. Light-imagery for God (জ্যোতিৰ পিতা) must avoid resonance with Puranic deity-luster (tej/prabhā) descriptions, per baseline’s glory (মহিমা) caution. |
| James 1:19–20 | Taming the Tongue | — | Allusion: Exodus 34:6; Proverbs 14:29; 15:1; 16:32; NT parallel Matthew 5:22 | Low-Medium. |
| James 1:22–25 | Faith and Works (anticipatory) | — | NT parallel: Matthew 7:24–27 (wise/foolish builder; hearer vs. doer) | High. Cross-reference the কৰ্ম/ἔργα Critical caution; “doer of the word” must not slide into legalistic law-merit register. |
| James 1:27 | Favoritism and the Poor / true religion | Orphans, widows | Allusion: Deuteronomy 10:18; 24:17–21; Exodus 22:22; Isaiah 1:17; Zechariah 7:10 | Critical. উপাসনা, never ধৰ্ম — see glossary. This verse redefines “religion” ethically; using ধৰ্ম would import the baseline’s entire Ekasarana-identity collision profile. |
Chapter 2
| James Passage | Theme | Related Character/Figure | OT/NT Connection | Translation Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James 2:1 | Favoritism / Deity of Christ | Jesus Christ | NT parallel: 1 Corinthians 2:8 (“Lord of glory”) | High. মহিমা [BASELINE-LOCKED]; deity_of_christ doctrine continuity with Romans 9:5. |
| James 2:5 | Favoritism / Kingdom of God | The poor | Allusion: Deuteronomy 15:11; 1 Samuel 2:8; NT parallel Matthew 5:3; Luke 6:20 | Medium. ঈশ্বৰৰ ৰাজ্য [BASELINE-LOCKED]; retain the reversal-theology force (poor as heirs). |
| James 2:8 | Favoritism / The Royal Law | — | Direct OT quotation: Leviticus 19:18 (“love your neighbor as yourself”) | Critical — shared quotation with Romans. Also quoted in Romans 13:9; Galatians 5:14; Matthew 22:39; Mark 12:31; Luke 10:27. See Section C rule 2. |
| James 2:9–11 | Favoritism / unity of the Law | — | Direct OT quotation: Exodus 20:13–14 / Deuteronomy 5:17–18 (“do not murder,” “do not commit adultery”); allusion to Deuteronomy 27:26 (curse for not keeping the whole law, cf. Galatians 3:10) | High. বিধান [BASELINE-LOCKED]; never ধৰ্ম. The “whole law” argument must not collapse into a dharma-as-cosmic-order framing. |
| James 2:14–26 | Faith and Works (core passage) | Abraham, Rahab | See detailed treatment in 07_semantic_analysis.md and rows below | Critical — see Special Note in 07_semantic_analysis.md. |
| James 2:19 | Faith and Works / monotheism | — | Echo of the Shema: Deuteronomy 6:4 (“Hear, O Israel: the LORD is our God, the LORD is one”); NT parallel Romans 3:30; Mark 12:29; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Galatians 3:20 | High. ঈশ্বৰ এক [BASELINE-LOCKED, ঈশ্বৰ]. Must convey exclusive monotheism, not a personally “chosen” iṣṭa-devatā within Ekasarana bhakti’s wider devotional field. Note the direct conceptual parallel to Romans 3:30 — both texts make the identical theological move (God’s oneness grounds a universal, non-partisan gospel/ethic); ensure vocabulary matches. |
| James 2:21 | Faith and Works | Abraham, Isaac | Narrative allusion: Genesis 22:1–14 (the binding of Isaac) | Critical. See Section B (typology) and 07_semantic_analysis.md notes on উছৰ্গা কৰি / বেদী. |
| James 2:23a | Faith and Works / Justification | Abraham | Direct OT quotation: Genesis 15:6 (“Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”) | CRITICAL — shared quotation with Romans 4:3 (also Galatians 3:6, not in this curriculum). See Section C rule 1. Mandatory identical rendering across both curricula. |
| James 2:23b | Worldliness vs. Friendship with God | Abraham | Allusion: Isaiah 41:8; 2 Chronicles 20:7 (“friend of God” / “your friend Abraham”) | Medium. ঈশ্বৰৰ বন্ধু; anchors the antithesis with James 4:4’s “friendship with the world” — see rendering-consistency rule in 07/08. |
| James 2:25 | Faith and Works (second exhibit) | Rahab | Narrative allusion: Joshua 2:1–21; 6:17,22–25 | Medium-High. Do not euphemize বেশ্যা (prostitute); the rhetorical force of pairing a patriarch with a disreputable Gentile woman is deliberate. See typology note, Section B. |
Chapter 3
| James Passage | Theme | Related Character/Figure | OT/NT Connection | Translation Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James 3:1 | Taming the Tongue | Teachers | NT parallel: Luke 12:48; Matthew 23:8–12 | Medium. শিক্ষক, never গুৰু (Satradhikar collision). |
| James 3:6 | Taming the Tongue | — | OT background: Valley of Hinnom, 2 Kings 23:10; Jeremiah 7:31; NT parallel Mark 9:43–48 | High. নৰক — mandatory distinguishing note from Hindu Naraka (temporary, rebirth-preceding) per 07_semantic_analysis.md. |
| James 3:9 | Taming the Tongue / dignity of persons | — | Direct OT allusion: Genesis 1:26–27; 5:1; 9:6 (humanity made in God’s image/likeness) | Critical. ঈশ্বৰৰ সাদৃশ্য, never প্ৰতিমূৰ্তি/মূৰ্তি. See glossary. |
| James 3:11–12 | Taming the Tongue | — | NT parallel: Matthew 7:16–20 (tree/fruit); general OT wisdom-nature imagery (Proverbs) | Low. |
| James 3:13–18 | Wisdom from Above | — | OT background: Proverbs 3:13–18; Job 28:12–28; Daniel 2:21 (God gives wisdom) | High. প্ৰজ্ঞা — see 1:5 note; contrast with earthly/demonic “wisdom.” |
| James 3:18 | Wisdom from Above / Righteousness | — | OT background: Proverbs 11:18; Isaiah 32:17; Hosea 10:12; NT parallel Galatians 5:22–23; Philippians 1:11 | High. ধাৰ্মিকতাৰ ফল, reusing ধাৰ্মিকতা [BASELINE-LOCKED]. |
Chapter 4
| James Passage | Theme | Related Character/Figure | OT/NT Connection | Translation Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James 4:1–2 | Worldliness vs. Friendship with God | — | General wisdom-tradition parallel (desire → conflict); cf. 1 Kings 21 (Ahab/Naboth) | Medium. |
| James 4:4 | Worldliness vs. Friendship with God | — | OT covenant-fidelity/spiritual-adultery background: Hosea 1–3; Ezekiel 16; Jeremiah 3; NT parallel Matthew 6:24; 1 John 2:15–17 | High. Antithesis with 2:23’s “friend of God” (φίλος θεοῦ / φιλία τοῦ κόσμου) must be preserved through consistent বন্ধু root. |
| James 4:5 | Worldliness vs. Friendship with God | — | Uncertain/unresolved OT citation (“the Scripture says [God] yearns jealously over the spirit he made”); possible echoes: Exodus 20:5 (jealous God); Zechariah 8:2; Genesis 6:3–5 | High. This is a genuinely disputed citation among commentators, not a clean quotation. Translator notes must avoid asserting a specific chapter-and-verse source in the body text; render the sense faithfully and flag as a general scriptural allusion to God’s jealous covenant love, not a precise citation. |
| James 4:6 | Worldliness vs. Friendship with God / Grace | — | Direct OT quotation: Proverbs 3:34 (“God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble”); NT parallel 1 Peter 5:5 | High. অনুগ্ৰহ [BASELINE-LOCKED]. Reinforces the grace-not-merit contrast central to the Romans package’s own বৰ caution (cf. Romans 11:5–6). |
| James 4:8 | Worldliness vs. Friendship with God | — | Echo: Psalm 145:18; Zechariah 1:3; Isaiah 55:6 | Low-Medium. |
| James 4:10 | Worldliness vs. Friendship with God | — | Echo: 2 Chronicles 7:14; Micah 6:8; NT parallel Matthew 5:5; 23:12; 1 Peter 5:6 | Low. |
| James 4:13–14 | Worldliness / life’s brevity | — | OT wisdom parallel: Job 7:7; Psalm 39:5; Psalm 102:11; Ecclesiastes 1:2 | Low. Positive cultural bridge (mist/vapor imagery). |
Chapter 5
| James Passage | Theme | Related Character/Figure | OT/NT Connection | Translation Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James 5:1–6 | Favoritism and the Poor | Rich oppressors | OT prophetic parallel: Isaiah 3:14–15; Amos 5:11–12; 8:4–6; Malachi 3:5; Jeremiah 22:13 | High. Retain full prophetic, social-justice force; do not soften the indictment. |
| James 5:4 | Favoritism and the Poor | — | Allusion: Isaiah 5:9 (LXX); Deuteronomy 24:14–15; Leviticus 19:13; divine title “LORD of hosts” (יהוה צבאות), cf. Isaiah 1:9; Malachi 1:11 | Medium. বাহিনীগণৰ প্ৰভু, reusing প্ৰভু [BASELINE-LOCKED]; established OT divine military/sovereign title. |
| James 5:7–8 | Patience and the Lord’s Return | — | OT agricultural background: Deuteronomy 11:14; Joel 2:23; Hosea 6:3; eschatological horizon of the Messiah’s return | Critical. প্ৰভুৰ আগমন — parousia; see Section B and the mandatory distinguishing note re: Kalki-avatar/Yuga cyclical eschatology. |
| James 5:9 | Patience and the Lord’s Return | — | NT parallel: Matthew 24:33; Mark 13:29; Revelation 3:20 (“the Judge is standing at the door”) | High. Judgment imagery; preserve the imminence and finality of the verdict. |
| James 5:10 | Patience and the Lord’s Return | The prophets | General OT allusion: prophets persecuted, cf. 1 Kings 19:10; 2 Chronicles 36:16; Jeremiah 20; NT parallel Matthew 5:12; 23:37 | Low. |
| James 5:11 | Patience / Trials and Testing | Job | Narrative allusion: Job 1:21; 2:10; 42:10–17 | Low-Medium. ইয়োব, established Assamese OT proper name. |
| James 5:12 | Taming the Tongue / Confession | — | OT background: Leviticus 19:12; Numbers 30:2; Ecclesiastes 5:4–5; Deuteronomy 23:21–23; NT parallel Matthew 5:34–37 | Low-Medium. |
| James 5:14 | Prayer and Healing | Elders | OT background (non-quotational): anointing-oil practice, Leviticus 14:15–18 (distinct ritual context); 2 Kings 20:7 (Isaiah’s remedy for Hezekiah) | Medium-High. তেল সানি, never অভিষেক — see glossary. |
| James 5:15 | Prayer and Healing | — | NT parallel: Mark 6:13; 16:18 | Critical caution. সুস্থ কৰিব/তুলিব — MUST NOT use পুনৰুত্থান, which is reserved exclusively for Christ’s unique resurrection [BASELINE-LOCKED]. |
| James 5:16 | Confession and Restoration | — | OT background: Leviticus 5:5; 16:21; Psalm 32:5; Proverbs 28:13; Nehemiah 9:2–3 | Medium. Mutual confession among believers, not mediated through a ritual specialist. |
| James 5:17–18 | Prayer and Healing | Elijah | Narrative allusion: 1 Kings 17:1; 18:1,41–45 | Low-Medium. এলিয়া, established Assamese OT proper name. |
| James 5:19–20 | Confession and Restoration | — | OT allusion: Proverbs 10:12 (“love covers all offenses”); Ezekiel 33:11 (turn from the wicked way); conceptual echo of Psalm 32:1–2, directly quoted in Romans 4:7–8 | High — cross-curriculum echo, see Section C rule 5. |
Section B — Messianic References and Typology
| Reference | Type | Description | Translation Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|
| James 1:1; 2:1 | Christological title | ”Servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ” (1:1); “the Lord Jesus Christ of glory” (2:1) | High. Implicit high Christology throughout, even without extended argument; মহিমা and প্ৰভু [BASELINE-LOCKED] apply. |
| James 5:7–8 | Eschatological/messianic | The parousia — Christ’s promised, singular, historical return | Critical. See doctrine_risk_registry recommendation below (new entry required, parallel to incarnation). |
| Genesis 22:1–14 (via James 2:21) | Typology | Abraham’s willingness to offer his “only” son Isaac on Mount Moriah prefigures, in the wider canonical pattern (though James himself does not draw out this typology explicitly), God’s actual giving of his own Son (cf. John 3:16; Romans 8:32, “He who did not spare his own Son…”; Hebrews 11:17–19, which calls Isaac Abraham’s “only-begotten,” μονογενής, echoing the language used of Christ in John 1:14; 3:16). | Critical for study-note handling. Do not insert this typological connection into the James text itself — James’s own argument uses Genesis 22 solely as evidence of Abraham’s living faith. The typological resonance may be noted in supplementary cross-reference material (as here) but must not be presented as James’s stated meaning, to avoid overclaiming and to keep the core-passage exegesis faithful to James’s own argument. |
| Joshua 2; 6 (via James 2:25) | Typology | Rahab, a Gentile woman of disreputable status, is preserved by faith and later appears in Christ’s genealogy (Matthew 1:5) — a pattern of grace reaching outside Israel’s covenant boundary, paralleling Romans’ Jew-Gentile unity theme. | Medium-High. Legitimate cross-reference to Romans’ unity_of_jews_and_gentiles doctrine; may be noted in study materials without altering James’s own text. |
| James 5:4, “Lord of Sabaoth” | Divine title with eschatological-judge overtone | OT “LORD of hosts” title, applied here to the coming Judge; echoes the divine-warrior/judgment register of Isaiah 6 and related prophetic texts. | Medium. Established OT divine title; no additional risk beyond standard reuse of প্ৰভু. |
Recommendation for doctrine_risk_registry extension: A new entry — lords_return (পৰৌচিয়া/parousia, Assamese doctrine name প্ৰভুৰ আগমন) — should be added to the James-curriculum doctrine risk registry (Phase 1 Step 2 output) at Critical risk, modeled directly on the baseline’s incarnation entry. Rationale: Christ’s parousia is linear, unique, and history-ending; Assamese Vaishnavite/Puranic eschatology (shared cultural background with Ekasarana Dharma) anticipates a cyclical Kalki-avatar appearance at the close of the current Kali Yuga, which restarts rather than ends the cosmic cycle. Every occurrence of “the coming of the Lord” (James 5:7–8) requires a mandatory distinguishing translator note, exactly as দেহধাৰণ requires at every occurrence.
Section C — Parallels to the Romans Curriculum: Shared Quotations and Rendering-Consistency Rules
James and Romans are the only two curricula currently governed by an Assamese Language Package in this system. The following shared or theologically adjacent Scripture citations require cross-document rendering consistency, per the baseline’s own “Theological Consistency Rules Across Documents.”
Rule 1 — Genesis 15:6 (CRITICAL)
- James 2:23a and Romans 4:3 (also Galatians 3:6, outside current scope) quote the identical Hebrew/Greek text: “Abraham believed God, and it was counted/credited to him as righteousness.”
- Requirement: The Assamese rendering of this OT quotation MUST be textually identical in both curricula. Use the fixed baseline phrase আৰোপিত ধাৰ্মিকতা for the “counted/credited…as righteousness” clause, and verify the full-sentence rendering against whatever exact Assamese wording was fixed for Romans 4:3 in Phase 2 output before finalizing James 2:23.
- Escalation: Any divergence between the two renderings must be flagged for mandatory human theologian review before either document is marked complete.
Rule 2 — Leviticus 19:18, “love your neighbor as yourself” (CRITICAL)
- Quoted at James 2:8 and Romans 13:9 (also Galatians 5:14; Matthew 22:39; Mark 12:31; Luke 10:27 — outside current scope).
- Requirement: Confirm the exact Assamese Bible Society (ABS) standard wording used for this command in Romans 13:9 Phase 2 output and reuse it verbatim in James 2:8. Do not independently retranslate this clause for James.
- New glossary entry recommended:
neighbor(πλησίον) → প্ৰতিবাসী (protibaxi) or ওৰপৰৰ মানুহ depending on the ABS Romans 13:9 precedent — to be fixed once that precedent is confirmed.
Rule 3 — Exodus 20:13–14 / Deuteronomy 5:17–18, the Decalogue commandments (HIGH)
- Quoted at James 2:11 (“do not commit adultery,” “do not murder”) and referenced in Romans 13:9 (same two commandments, plus others, in Paul’s list).
- Requirement: Use the identical ABS-standard Assamese rendering of these two commandments in both curricula.
Rule 4 — “God is one” — Deuteronomy 6:4 echo (HIGH)
- James 2:19 (“God is one”) and Romans 3:29–30 (“Is God the God of Jews only?… since God is one”) make the identical theological move: God’s oneness grounds the universal, non-partisan reach of the gospel/ethic.
- Requirement: Both must use ঈশ্বৰ এক / ঈশ্বৰ এজন with identical theological framing (exclusive monotheism, not a personally-chosen iṣṭa-devatā). Not a verbatim OT quotation in either book, but the underlying doctrinal claim (unity_of_jews_and_gentiles-adjacent) must read consistently across documents.
Rule 5 — Psalm 32:1–2 conceptual echo (HIGH — cross-curriculum awareness)
- Romans 4:7–8 directly quotes Psalm 32:1–2 (“Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered…”) immediately after the Genesis 15:6 citation (Romans 4:3), in Paul’s argument about imputed righteousness.
- James 5:20 independently echoes the same “covering of sins” root idea (“will cover a multitude of sins”), drawing on Proverbs 10:12 rather than directly quoting Psalm 32.
- Requirement: While these are not the same citation, use consistent Assamese vocabulary for “cover sins” (পাপ ঢাকা / পাপ আৱৰণ) across both curricula so that a reader moving between Romans 4 and James 5 recognizes the shared biblical-theological motif of sin being covered/forgiven, without implying James 5:20 is teaching justification by works of restoration. A translator note at James 5:20 should mention this canonical resonance without asserting doctrinal equivalence.
Rule 6 — The δικαιόω word family across both letters (CRITICAL — reiterated from 07_semantic_analysis.md)
- Romans 3:28; 4:2–5 (forensic, initial declaration) and James 2:21,24,25 (demonstrative, public vindication) use the same Greek verb family.
- Requirement: Both curricula MUST use ধাৰ্মিক বুলি গণ্য কৰা [BASELINE-LOCKED]. James occurrences require the mandatory harmonizing translator note (see 07_semantic_analysis.md Special Note) at every occurrence to prevent the appearance of doctrinal contradiction between the two books within the same translated Bible.
Rule 7 — Shared general-vocabulary terms requiring identical reuse
The following baseline terms recur in James and must use the Romans-fixed rendering without deviation: বিশ্বাস (faith), অনুগ্ৰহ (grace), ধাৰ্মিকতা (righteousness), পৰিত্ৰাণ (salvation, noun concept), পাপ (sin), বিধান (law), ঈশ্বৰ (God), প্ৰভু (Lord), যীচু (Jesus), খ্ৰীষ্ট (Christ), পিতা (Father), মহিমা (glory), মণ্ডলী (church, ἐκκλησία-referent contexts only), ঈশ্বৰৰ ৰাজ্য (kingdom of God), পবিত্ৰ আত্মা (Holy Spirit, wherever the divine Person — not James 2:26’s human breath sense — is intended).
Note on absence of overlap
- Habakkuk 2:4 (“the righteous shall live by faith”), central to Romans 1:17, is not quoted anywhere in James. Translators should not import this citation into James study material as though James were commenting on it; the two books’ faith-and-works arguments are complementary but James does not build on this specific OT text.
- No other Language Package curricula currently exist in this pipeline for Assamese; this analysis is restricted to Romans as the sole sibling curriculum.
Section D — Citation Normalization Table
All citations in this document use standard English book names with Arabic chapter:verse numerals for internal cross-reference lookup. The table below supplies the corresponding Assamese Bible Society book-name form to be used in any Assamese-facing citation output, per the conventions fixed in the baseline’s 12_ai_translation_requirements.md.
| English Book Name | Assamese Book Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis | আদিপুস্তক | [from baseline] |
| Exodus | নিৰ্গমন পুস্তক | |
| Leviticus | লেবীয় পুস্তক | |
| Numbers | গণনা পুস্তক | |
| Deuteronomy | দ্বিতীয় বিবরণ | |
| Joshua | যিহোশূয়ৰ পুস্তক | |
| 1 Samuel | ১ শমুৱেল | |
| 1 Kings | ১ ৰজাৱলি | |
| 2 Kings | ২ ৰজাৱলি | |
| 2 Chronicles | ২ বংশাবলি | |
| Nehemiah | নহিমিয়াৰ পুস্তক | |
| Job | ইয়োবৰ পুস্তক | |
| Psalms | গীতমালা | [from baseline] |
| Proverbs | হিতোপদেশ | |
| Ecclesiastes | উপদেশক | |
| Isaiah | যিচয়া | [from baseline] |
| Jeremiah | যিৰিমিয়া | |
| Ezekiel | যিহিষ্কেল | |
| Hosea | হোচেয়া | |
| Joel | যোৱেল | [from baseline] |
| Amos | আমোচ | |
| Micah | মীখা | |
| Habakkuk | হবক্কূক | [from baseline] |
| Zechariah | জখৰিয়া | |
| Malachi | মলাখী | |
| Matthew | মথিৰ সুসমাচাৰ | |
| Mark | মাৰ্কৰ সুসমাচাৰ | |
| Luke | লূকৰ সুসমাচাৰ | |
| John | যোহনৰ সুসমাচাৰ | |
| Romans | ৰোমীয়া | [from baseline] |
| 1 Corinthians | ১ কৰিন্থীয়া | |
| Galatians | গালাতীয়া | |
| Philippians | ফিলিপীয়া | |
| Hebrews | ইব্ৰী | |
| James | যাকোবৰ পত্ৰ | [established, per 08_core_glossary.md] |
| 1 Peter | ১ পিতৰ | |
| Revelation | প্ৰকাশিত বাক্য |
Verse numbering convention: As with Romans, verse numbers remain Arabic numerals; book names appear in Assamese script per the above table when citations are rendered for the Assamese-facing curriculum output.
This document extends, and must never contradict, translation_memory.json, bible_term_registry.json, and doctrine_risk_registry.json. Any new registry entries recommended here (notably lords_return/parousia and neighbor/প্ৰতিবাসী) are proposed pending Phase 1 Step 2 doctrine analysis integration and human theologian review.