Doctrine Analysis
Doctrine Analysis
This Language Package’s doctrine_risk_registry.json tracks 40 doctrines across Romans 1–16, each assigned a risk tier that drives Phase 2 review routing.
Risk tier summary
| Tier | Count | Review routing | Example doctrines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical | 9 | Human theologian, every occurrence | Grace, Salvation, Incarnation, Deity of Christ, Sonship of Christ, Resurrection of Christ, Lordship of Christ, Messianic Promise |
| High | 18 | Human theologian | Divine Calling, Faith, Adoption, Sanctification, Providence, Universal Scope of the Gospel, Unity of Jews and Gentiles |
| Medium | 9 | Native speaker review | Gospel, Peace with God, Spiritual Gifts, Mission to the Nations, Evangelism |
| Low | 4 | Automated review only | Apostleship, Thanksgiving, Mutual Edification, Christian Fellowship |
Why Critical doctrines cluster where they do
Cantonese’s nine Critical-risk doctrines cluster around actively practiced folk-temple worship rather than inherited philosophy: Grace and Salvation are Critical because Hong Kong’s most visible religious model (vow-and-offering temple exchange, Guanyin devotion) is transactional and rescue-from-suffering-focused, the near-opposite of unearned grace and personal reconciliation with God. Resurrection is Critical partly because of the still-sought spirit-medium practice (問米) that shapes intuitions about contact with the dead. Sonship of Christ and Incarnation share the classical imperial-political and Buddhist-manifestation risks also present in Mandarin, since both languages draw on the same written character tradition.
Review routing rationale
Critical and High risk doctrines (27 of 40) require mandatory human theologian review because an automated or native-speaker-only check could confirm the Cantonese is fluent and even culturally warm without catching that it imports a transactional-exchange or spirit-medium framework. Native speaker review is sufficient for Medium-risk doctrines, where the concern is cultural and political sensitivity (e.g. Hong Kong’s climate around public evangelism and sovereignty language) rather than doctrinal contradiction.