Linguistic Gap Analysis

Hungarian has settled, precise theological vocabulary for nearly every Romans concept, developed over centuries by both major Christian traditions. The gaps in this Language Package are gaps between systematic theologies, not missing words.

Terms requiring explicit cross-confessional disambiguation rather than new vocabulary

• Kiválasztás (election): exists as a settled word in both traditions but requires an accompanying note every time it appears in a Romans 9-11 context, since Reformed and Catholic readers will supply opposite systematic content for the same word.
• Kegyelem (grace) and megigazulás (justification): as above; both are old, familiar words whose systematic theological content differs sharply depending on the reader’s confessional formation.
• Beszámított igazság (imputed righteousness): exists comfortably within Reformed systematic vocabulary (a distinct forensic category); Catholic theology does not use “imputed” as a sufficient, separate category from infused righteousness, so this phrase needs a contrastive note for Catholic-background readers rather than being assumed as neutral.

Terms where Hungarian’s existing vocabulary is an asset, not a gap

• Üdvösség, evangélium, feltámadás, megtestesülés: all have long-established, doctrinally serviceable Hungarian renderings shared and affirmed identically across Catholic and Reformed Bibles.
• Messiás, Krisztus: transliterated/established terms with a settled, orthodox meaning across all Hungarian Christian traditions.

Gap-filling strategy

Where a term’s systematic theological content is contested between Hungary’s two major Christian traditions, this Language Package attaches a note naming both readings explicitly rather than silently picking a side or inventing a new, artificially neutral word that neither tradition actually uses.