Cross-Reference Analysis
Cross-Reference and Theme Analysis: The Gospel of John (Full Book)
Methodology
This analysis identifies, chapter by chapter, every Old Testament quotation (marked by an introductory formula such as “as it is written” or a direct citation) and every significant Old Testament allusion or typological pattern in John’s Gospel, together with messianic references and parallels to the Romans curriculum already governed by the baseline Language Package. Every chapter of John (1–21) is represented, including chapters whose OT content is sparse — these are noted explicitly rather than omitted, per the PRD full-book-coverage mandate. A dedicated section addresses quotations shared verbatim with Romans (chiefly Isaiah 53:1, quoted in both John 12:38 and Romans 10:16), for which Italian rendering must be identical across curricula.
Section 1 — Cross-Reference Matrix (Chapter by Chapter)
Chapter 1 — Prologue and First Witnesses
| Passage (John) | Theme | Related Character(s) | OT/NT Connection | Translation Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John 1:1 | Deity and Pre-existence of Christ | the Word (Logos) | Alludes to Genesis 1:1 (“In the beginning God created…”), echoing the LXX opening formula verbatim (en archē) | “in principio” (John 1:1) must match the established CEI Genesis 1:1 opening “In principio Dio creò…” — the echo is a translation asset, not a risk, and should be reinforced in teaching notes, not smoothed away. |
| John 1:3 | Deity and Pre-existence of Christ | the Word | Allusion to Genesis 1:3ff (creation by divine speech) and Psalm 33:6 (“by the word of the LORD the heavens were made”) | Reinforce the Word’s agency in creation; do not let “tutte le cose sono state fatte per mezzo di lui” read as merely instrumental/secondary causation. |
| John 1:14,18 | Deity and Pre-existence of Christ; Incarnation | the Word; Moses (implicit contrast) | Alludes to Exodus 33:18-20; 34:6-7 (Moses may not see God’s face; God’s glory proclaimed as “hesed we’emet,” grace and truth) and Exodus 25:8; 40:34-35 (tabernacle, glory dwelling among Israel) | “grazia e verità” (1:14,17) must echo the covenant-character formula, not read as two unrelated abstract nouns; “venne ad abitare in mezzo a noi” (1:14) should be footnoted to Exodus tabernacle imagery, since the σκηνόω/tabernacle allusion is invisible in plain Italian. |
| John 1:19-28 | Fulfillment of Prophecy; Messianic Promise | John the Baptist | Quotes Isaiah 40:3 (“A voice of one crying in the wilderness…”) | Standard, low-risk quotation; verify Italian wording matches whatever established CEI/Riveduta form is already used for Isaiah 40:3 to avoid inventing a fresh rendering. |
| John 1:29,36 | Christ’s Substitutionary Death; Messianic Promise | John the Baptist | Typology of Exodus 12:1-13 (Passover lamb) and Isaiah 53:6-7 (“like a lamb led to slaughter… he bore the sin of many”) | “Agnello di Dio” is liturgically reinforced (Mass) but risks a purely ritual hearing; recover the Passover/Isaiah 53 substitutionary background explicitly. Cf. Romans 3:25’s “propiziazione” (baseline Romans vocabulary, propitiation) — a conceptual, not verbal, parallel worth cross-teaching. |
| John 1:32-33 | The Holy Spirit as Counselor (background) | John the Baptist, Jesus | Allusion to Isaiah 11:2; 42:1 (Spirit resting on the messianic figure) | [REUSE: baseline “Spirito Santo”]. |
| John 1:45,49 | Fulfillment of Prophecy | Philip, Nathanael, Moses, Israel | General reference to “Moses and the prophets” and to “Israele” [REUSE: baseline] | Low risk. |
| John 1:51 | Deity and Pre-existence of Christ; Son of Man | Jacob (implicit) | Alludes to Genesis 28:12 (Jacob’s ladder/vision at Bethel, heaven opened) — reapplied so that Jesus himself, not the ladder, is the point of contact between heaven and earth | Requires an explicit teaching cross-reference to Genesis 28:12, since the allusion is otherwise invisible to readers with low OT literacy; connects to “Figlio dell’uomo” (Daniel 7:13-14, see below). |
| John 1:51 (title) | Deity and Pre-existence of Christ | — | Background: Daniel 7:13-14 (one like a son of man receiving everlasting dominion) | See glossary entry “Figlio dell’uomo” — High risk; must not be read as a mere humility title. |
Chapter 2 — Cana and the Temple
| Passage (John) | Theme | Related Character(s) | OT/NT Connection | Translation Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John 2:1-11 | The Seven “I Am” Statements (background sign); Deity of Christ | Mary, Jesus | Wedding/wine abundance imagery echoes prophetic pictures of messianic-age abundance, e.g. Amos 9:13-14; Isaiah 25:6 | Low risk; keep as background typology, not a direct quotation. |
| John 2:17 | Christ’s Substitutionary Death (zeal motif) | Jesus | Quotes Psalm 69:9 (“Zeal for your house will consume me”) | Direct quotation; verify Italian matches the established Psalm 69:9 rendering used elsewhere in this Language Package’s OT citation conventions. |
| John 2:19-21 | Christ’s Substitutionary Death and Resurrection; Deity of Christ | Jesus | Typological reinterpretation of the Jerusalem temple (cf. Exodus 25-40; 1 Kings 6) as fulfilled in Christ’s body | ”tempio” flattens the Greek’s ναός/ἱερόν distinction (inner sanctuary vs. wider precinct); footnote required so the body-as-sanctuary claim is not lost. |
Chapter 3 — Nicodemus (Core Passage) and John the Baptist’s Continued Witness
(Verses 1-21 are treated in exhaustive detail in 07_semantic_analysis.md Part A; this table adds the explicit OT/typological connections not already itemized there.)
| Passage (John) | Theme | Related Character(s) | OT/NT Connection | Translation Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John 3:1-10 | New Birth and Regeneration by the Spirit | Nicodemus | Alludes to Ezekiel 36:25-27 (“I will sprinkle clean water on you… I will give you a new heart… I will put my Spirit within you”) and Ezekiel 37:1-14 (Spirit/breath giving new life to dry bones) | Jesus’ rebuke (“you are the teacher of Israel and do not know this?”, 3:10) only lands if the reader recognizes Ezekiel 36-37 as background already available within the OT itself; supply the cross-reference explicitly, since OT literacy is assumed low. This is the exegetical key that shows “water and Spirit” (3:5) is rooted in OT new-covenant promise, not invented by Jesus or exclusively tied to a NT rite — relevant to the Tridentine-vs-evangelical flashpoint already flagged as Critical in 08_core_glossary.md #14. |
| John 3:14 | Christ’s Substitutionary Death and Resurrection; Messianic Promise | Moses | Quotes/alludes to Numbers 21:4-9 (the bronze serpent lifted up in the wilderness) | “come Mosè innalzò il serpente nel deserto” — requires the Numbers 21 cross-reference for the healing-by-looking typology to register; ties directly to ὑψόω’s Critical double-sense entry. |
| John 3:16 | God’s Love for the World | God the Father | Conceptual (not verbal) parallel to Deuteronomy 7:7-8 (God’s electing love for Israel, “not because you were more numerous…”) universalized to the whole world | No direct quotation; note for teaching material that 3:16 radically expands OT covenant-love language from the elect nation to “the world” (κόσμος). |
| John 3:19-21 | Judgment and Belief/Unbelief | — | Conceptual allusion to Genesis 3:8-10 (Adam and Eve hiding from God among the trees after sin) — the paradigm of guilty humanity fleeing exposure | Optional teaching cross-reference; not a formal citation, low risk. |
| John 3:29-30 | Christ’s identity (background) | John the Baptist | Bridegroom imagery echoes Isaiah 62:5; Hosea 2:19-20 (God/Messiah as covenant bridegroom of his people) | Low-Medium risk; supports “Unity of the Father and the Son” indirectly by situating Christ in the divine-bridegroom role reserved for YHWH in the Hebrew canon. |
| John 3:31 | New Birth and Regeneration by the Spirit | — | Retrospectively confirms the spatial/theological sense of ἄνωθεν (3:3,7) — “ὁ ἄνωθεν ἐρχόμενος,” “he who comes from above” | Must be rendered with the same “dall’alto” component used at 3:3/3:7 for the verbal link to be visible to Italian readers — Critical, see 08_core_glossary.md #13. |
| John 3:36 | Judgment and Belief/Unbelief | — | Conceptual echo of Psalm 2:12 (“kiss the Son, lest he be angry… blessed are all who take refuge in him”) — wrath as the fixed alternative to trust | ”ira di Dio” — High risk; do not soften. |
Chapter 4 — The Samaritan Woman
| Passage (John) | Theme | Related Character(s) | OT/NT Connection | Translation Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John 4:5-6 | God’s Love for the World (background) | Jacob, the Samaritan woman | Alludes to Genesis 33:19; Joshua 24:32 (Jacob’s well/field at Shechem) | Low risk; historical-geographical background only. |
| John 4:9,20 | Unity of Jews and Gentiles (Romans-shared theme) | Samaritans | Background: 2 Kings 17:24-41 (origins of Samaritan mixed worship) and Deuteronomy 12:5-14; 27:4-8 (Jerusalem vs. Mount Gerizim as the legitimate place of worship) | Historical-religious tension between Jews and Samaritans is the live backdrop of the whole conversation; low OT literacy readers need this supplied, since without it 4:9’s surprise (“How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me…”) is opaque. |
| John 4:10-14 | Eternal Life through Faith in Christ | Jesus, the Samaritan woman | Alludes to Isaiah 12:3; 55:1; Jeremiah 2:13; 17:13 (God/his salvation as living water; forsaking “the fountain of living waters”) | “acqua viva” must retain the permanently-satisfying, life-giving metaphor rooted in these prophetic texts, not read as merely “fresh (as opposed to stagnant) water.” |
| John 4:19-24 | Deity and Pre-existence of Christ; Unity of Father and Son (worship) | the Samaritan woman | Background: Deuteronomy 12 (centralized worship) reinterpreted; conceptual link to Malachi 1:11 (worship “in every place”) | “adorare… in spirito e verità” (4:23-24) — see glossary #52; Italian’s latria/dulia precision is an asset here. |
| John 4:42 | God’s Love for the World; Eternal Life | Samaritan villagers | Conceptual parallel to Isaiah 45:22; 49:6 (“a light to the nations,” salvation reaching to the ends of the earth) | “Salvatore del mondo” — cross-teach with Romans 10:12-13 (no distinction, Jew and Greek/pagano, same Lord over all) — see Section 4 below. |
Chapter 5 — Bethesda and Equality with the Father
| Passage (John) | Theme | Related Character(s) | OT/NT Connection | Translation Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John 5:1-9 | Christ’s authority (background) | the paralyzed man | Sabbath-healing set against Genesis 2:2-3; Exodus 20:8-11 (Sabbath institution) | Low-Medium risk; sets up the controversy in 5:16-18. |
| John 5:17-18 | Deity and Pre-existence of Christ; Unity of the Father and the Son | Jesus, “the Jews” | Direct theological claim of equality with God, contested against Exodus 20:8-11 Sabbath law and monotheistic conviction (Deuteronomy 6:4) | “uguale a Dio” — Critical; the accusers’ hostile reaction (5:18) is doctrinally significant evidence that the claim was understood as full deity, not honorific closeness. |
| John 5:21,25-29 | Deity and Pre-existence of Christ; Christ’s Substitutionary Death and Resurrection | Jesus, the Father | Alludes to Daniel 12:2 (“many… shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt”) | “risurrezione di vita / risurrezione di giudizio” — combine with [REUSE] baseline “risurrezione”; must retain the two-destinies structure inherited from Daniel 12:2. |
| John 5:39,45-47 | Fulfillment of Prophecy | Moses | General reference to “the Scriptures” and “Moses wrote of me” (cf. Deuteronomy 18:15-19, the promised prophet) | Ties to Messianic Promise doctrine; low OT literacy requires the Deuteronomy 18 cross-reference to be supplied. |
Chapter 6 — Bread of Life
| Passage (John) | Theme | Related Character(s) | OT/NT Connection | Translation Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John 6:1-14 | Seven “I Am” Statements (sign preceding discourse) | Jesus | Typological echo of 2 Kings 4:42-44 (Elisha multiplies loaves) and Exodus 16 (manna) | Low-Medium risk; background for the coming “bread of life” discourse. |
| John 6:31 | Eternal Life through Faith in Christ | — | Quotes Psalm 78:24 / alludes to Exodus 16:4 (“he gave them bread from heaven to eat”) | Direct quotation; verify Italian matches established Psalm 78:24 rendering. |
| John 6:32-35,48-51 | Seven “I Am” Statements; Eternal Life | Jesus | Contrasts with the Exodus 16 manna: Christ as the true, greater bread from heaven | ”pane della vita” — High risk (I AM statement); manna background from Exodus 16 must be explicitly supplied. |
| John 6:45 | New Birth and Regeneration by the Spirit (background) | — | Quotes Isaiah 54:13 (“they shall all be taught by God”) | Direct quotation; ties the Spirit’s inward teaching to the new-covenant promise tradition also active at 3:5 (Ezekiel 36). |
| John 6:44,65 | Effectual Calling / Election (Romans-shared theme) | the Father | Conceptual link to Isaiah 65:1 (God found by those who did not seek him) | “attirare/trarre” (ἑλκύω) — High risk; cross-reference baseline’s “election” entry (Romans 9, Thomistic-vs-Reformed caution) rather than resolving the debate. |
| John 6:53-58 | Christ’s Substitutionary Death and Resurrection | Jesus | Typological echo of Exodus 12 (Passover) and covenant-meal imagery (Exodus 24:8-11) | “carne e sangue” — sacramental flashpoint identical in structure to the baseline’s “comunione” note; flag for theologian review. |
Chapter 7 — Feast of Tabernacles
| Passage (John) | Theme | Related Character(s) | OT/NT Connection | Translation Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John 7:2,37-39 | The Holy Spirit as Counselor (anticipatory) | Jesus | Set during Sukkot/Feast of Tabernacles (cf. Leviticus 23:33-43); echoes the festival’s water-drawing ceremony and Zechariah 14:8; Isaiah 12:3; 44:3; 58:11; Ezekiel 47:1-12 (living/flowing water imagery) | “fiumi di acqua viva” — Medium risk; John’s own gloss (7:39, “this he said about the Spirit”) should be kept tightly linked in teaching material so the festival-water background is not lost. |
| John 7:19,23,51 | Fulfillment of Prophecy (background) | Moses | References “the Law of Moses” [REUSE: baseline “legge,” High risk] | Standard. |
| John 7:40 | Messianic Promise | — | Background: Deuteronomy 18:15 (“the Prophet”) | Popular messianic expectation invoked. |
| John 7:42 | Davidic Covenant; Messianic Promise | David | Alludes to Micah 5:2 (Bethlehem as the Messiah’s birthplace) and 2 Samuel 7:12-16 (Davidic covenant, “seed of David”) [REUSE: baseline “discendente di Davide,” Medium risk] | Note the narrative irony: the crowd’s objection is factually mistaken (Jesus was born in Bethlehem), a detail John’s original readers likely knew but modern low-literacy readers may not — supply the cross-reference. |
Chapter 8 — Light of the World; “Before Abraham Was, I Am”
| Passage (John) | Theme | Related Character(s) | OT/NT Connection | Translation Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John 8:12 | Seven “I Am” Statements; Judgment and Belief/Unbelief | Jesus | Alludes to Isaiah 9:2; 42:6; 49:6; 60:1-3 (light to the nations/light dawning on those in darkness) | “luce del mondo” (light of the world) ties directly to 3:19-21’s light/darkness moral dualism; keep consistent. |
| John 8:24,28,58 | Deity and Pre-existence of Christ | Jesus | Draws on Exodus 3:14 LXX (“Ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ὤν,” “I AM WHO I AM”) and Isaiah 43:10,25; 41:4; 44:6; 48:12 (“I am he,” divine self-designation) | “Io sono” — Critical, absolute self-naming; see glossary #27. |
| John 8:31-36 | Eternal Life through Faith in Christ (freedom motif) | Abraham (implicit) | Conceptual echo of Exodus/Leviticus 25 (slavery and jubilee release) reapplied spiritually to bondage to sin | ”liberare” — Medium risk; not political/social liberation. |
| John 8:37-40,56-58 | Deity and Pre-existence of Christ; Messianic Promise | Abraham | Direct reference to Genesis 12:1-3; 15:1-21; 17 (Abrahamic covenant) and Abraham’s person and lifespan | ”prima che Abramo fosse” — Critical pre-existence claim; cf. Romans 4:1-25’s own extensive Abraham typology (faith credited as righteousness) — a useful, non-conflicting parallel curriculum reference, not a shared quotation. |
| John 8:44 | Judgment and Belief/Unbelief | the devil | Alludes to Genesis 3:1-5 (the serpent’s deception) and Genesis 4:8 (Cain’s murder of Abel) | “diavolo” — Low risk; “padre della menzogna/omicida fin dal principio” ties to Genesis 3-4 typology, low literacy readers need the cross-reference. |
Chapter 9 — The Man Born Blind
| Passage (John) | Theme | Related Character(s) | OT/NT Connection | Translation Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John 9:1-7 | Seven “I Am” Statements (enacted, “light of the world” continued from ch.8) | Jesus, the blind man | Alludes to Isaiah 29:18; 35:5; 42:7,16 (opening blind eyes as a messianic-age sign) | Low-Medium risk; ties healing miracle to prophetic expectation, reinforcing “segno” (sign) theology. |
| John 9:2-3 | Judgment and Belief/Unbelief (redirected) | the disciples | Implicitly corrects a popular (mis)application of retribution theology found in texts like Job and Deuteronomy 28 | Jesus decouples the man’s condition from personal/parental sin, redirecting to God’s purpose — teaching material should avoid importing a strict Deuteronomic retribution framework here. |
| John 9:22,34 | Judgment and Belief/Unbelief; the Jews (Ioudaioi) | the Pharisees | Historical practice of synagogue discipline/expulsion | ”espulso dalla sinagoga” — handle alongside the Ἰουδαῖος guidance (Section 5 below). |
Chapter 10 — The Good Shepherd
| Passage (John) | Theme | Related Character(s) | OT/NT Connection | Translation Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John 10:1-18 | Seven “I Am” Statements; Christ’s Substitutionary Death | Jesus | Draws on Ezekiel 34:1-31 (false shepherds vs. God himself as true shepherd) and Psalm 23:1 (“The LORD is my shepherd”) and Numbers 27:17 (people without a shepherd) | “il buon pastore” — High risk; Ezekiel 34’s indictment of Israel’s failed shepherds sharpens the contrast John intends. |
| John 10:22 | (Setting, low doctrinal weight) | — | Reference to Hanukkah/Feast of Dedication (cf. 1 Maccabees 4:36-59, extra-canonical background) | Low risk; historical-setting note only. |
| John 10:30 | Unity of the Father and the Son | Jesus, the Father | Direct theological claim, provoking a blasphemy charge under Leviticus 24:16 | ”io e il Padre siamo uno” — Critical; see glossary #31. |
| John 10:34 | Deity and Pre-existence of Christ (defense) | Jesus | Quotes Psalm 82:6 (“I said, you are gods”) | Direct quotation; Jesus’ argument is a rabbinic qal va-chomer (lesser-to-greater) move — requires careful teaching-note handling so it is not misread as diminishing his own unique deity claim; it in fact intensifies it. |
Chapter 11 — Raising of Lazarus
| Passage (John) | Theme | Related Character(s) | OT/NT Connection | Translation Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John 11:1-44 | Seven “I Am” Statements; Christ’s Substitutionary Death and Resurrection | Lazarus, Martha, Mary | Typological anticipation of Daniel 12:2 (resurrection) and echoes prophetic raisings (1 Kings 17:17-24; 2 Kings 4:32-37, Elijah/Elisha) | “la risurrezione e la vita” — Critical personal-identity claim; distinguish Lazarus’s temporary resuscitation (ἐγείρω) from Christ’s own definitive resurrection [REUSE: baseline “risurrezione” doctrine note]. |
| John 11:25-26 | Eternal Life through Faith in Christ | Jesus, Martha | Ties directly to the core passage’s ζωὴ αἰώνιος (3:15-16) | Must be rendered identically to the core-passage “vita eterna.” |
Chapter 12 — Triumphal Entry; “The Hour Has Come”
| Passage (John) | Theme | Related Character(s) | OT/NT Connection | Translation Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John 12:13 | Messianic Promise | the crowd | Quotes Psalm 118:25-26 (“Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord”) | Direct quotation; “Osanna” is a standard transliteration in Italian tradition — Low risk. |
| John 12:15 | Messianic Promise; Kingdom of God | Jesus | Quotes Zechariah 9:9 (“Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt”) | Direct quotation; reinforce the non-political, humble-king pattern of the Messiah — connects to baseline “kingdom_of_god” note (distinguish from a political/nationalist kingdom). |
| John 12:27,23 | Christ’s Substitutionary Death and Resurrection | Jesus | ”l’ora” [see glossary #33] | Technical Johannine term for the appointed hour of the cross. |
| John 12:31 | Judgment and Belief/Unbelief | Satan (“ruler of this world”) | Conceptual background: Isaiah 14; Ezekiel 28 (fall of a proud cosmic power, traditionally read typologically of Satan) | “il principe di questo mondo” — already-defeated usurper, not a co-equal rival power. |
| John 12:32-34 | Christ’s Substitutionary Death and Resurrection | Jesus | Ties back to ὑψόω (3:14; 8:28) | Must remain consistent with the core-passage rendering “essere innalzato.” |
| John 12:38 | Judgment and Belief/Unbelief; Messianic Promise | — | Quotes Isaiah 53:1 (“Lord, who has believed our report, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”) | Shared quotation with Romans 10:16 — see Section 4 below for the mandatory identical-rendering rule. |
| John 12:39-40 | Judgment and Belief/Unbelief | — | Quotes Isaiah 6:10 (“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart…”) | Direct quotation; judicial hardening in response to persistent unbelief — high theological weight, must not be softened into mere psychological stubbornness. |
| John 12:41 | Deity and Pre-existence of Christ | Isaiah | John’s own comment that Isaiah “saw his glory” — identifying the enthroned figure of Isaiah 6:1-4 with Christ’s pre-incarnate glory | Significant deity-of-Christ text; supply the Isaiah 6 throne-vision cross-reference, since the identification (Christ = the LORD Isaiah saw) is otherwise invisible. |
Chapter 13 — Foot Washing; the New Commandment
| Passage (John) | Theme | Related Character(s) | OT/NT Connection | Translation Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John 13:18 | Christ’s Substitutionary Death (betrayal foretold) | Judas | Quotes Psalm 41:9 (“He who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me”) | Direct quotation; reinforces that the betrayal, though evil, falls within the sovereignly foreseen pattern of Scripture — do not present it as a surprise disruption of God’s plan. |
| John 13:19,34-35 | Deity and Pre-existence of Christ (Io sono); Unity/love-command | Jesus | ἐγώ εἰμι absolute [see ch.8]; new commandment builds on Leviticus 19:18 (“love your neighbor as yourself”) | “Io sono” Critical (predictive-foreknowledge context); “comandamento nuovo” intensifies but does not abrogate Leviticus 19:18. |
Chapter 14 — “I Am the Way…”; the Paraclete Promised
| Passage (John) | Theme | Related Character(s) | OT/NT Connection | Translation Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John 14:2-3 | Eternal Life through Faith in Christ (background) | Jesus, the Father | Conceptual echo of Exodus 40:34-38 and the tabernacle/“Father’s house” motif | Low-Medium risk. |
| John 14:6 | Seven “I Am” Statements; Eternal Life | Jesus | Combines three major OT-rooted themes: “way” (Isaiah 35:8; 40:3), “truth,” “life" | "via, verità, vita” — Critical; exclusivity clause must not be softened. |
| John 14:16,26 | The Holy Spirit as Counselor | Jesus, the Father, the Spirit | Anticipated by Isaiah 11:2; Ezekiel 36:27; Joel 2:28-29 (Spirit poured out in the messianic/new-covenant age) | “Consolatore” — Critical; anchor Paraclete teaching to these OT Spirit-promise texts so the ministry is seen as covenant fulfillment, not a novel NT-only concept. |
Chapter 15 — The True Vine
| Passage (John) | Theme | Related Character(s) | OT/NT Connection | Translation Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John 15:1-8 | Seven “I Am” Statements; Christian identity (Romans-shared theme) | Jesus, the disciples | Reapplies Psalm 80:8-16; Isaiah 5:1-7; Jeremiah 2:21; Ezekiel 15:1-8; Hosea 10:1 (Israel as God’s vine/vineyard, frequently a failed or judged vine in the prophets) | “la vite / il ramo (tralcio)” — Medium risk; John’s “true vine” claim implicitly says Israel’s vine-vocation, historically fruitless per the prophets, is now fulfilled in Christ himself. Direct structural parallel to Romans 11:17-24’s olive-tree engrafting image — both use organic/agricultural imagery for covenant-people identity; teaching material should note the parallel without collapsing the two distinct images (vine vs. olive tree) into one. |
| John 15:25 | Judgment and Belief/Unbelief | Jesus | Quotes Psalm 35:19 / 69:4 (“They hated me without a cause”) | Direct quotation; reinforces that the world’s hostility to Christ fulfills, rather than surprises, prior Scripture. |
Chapter 16 — The Spirit’s Convicting Work
| Passage (John) | Theme | Related Character(s) | OT/NT Connection | Translation Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John 16:7-11 | The Holy Spirit as Counselor; Judgment and Belief/Unbelief | the Spirit | Continues the Joel 2:28-29 / Ezekiel 36:27 trajectory noted at ch.14; conceptually parallels Isaiah 32:15; 44:3 (Spirit poured out with resulting righteousness) | “convincere/mettere in luce (di colpa)” — cross-reference 3:20’s ἐλέγχω for consistency; the Spirit’s ministry as forensic exposure builds on the same light/darkness pattern established in the core passage. |
| John 16:33 | Christ’s Substitutionary Death and Resurrection (victory) | Jesus | Conceptual echo of Isaiah 9:6-7; Daniel 7:14 (messianic dominion/victory) | “vincere” — present-tense triumphal declaration spoken before the cross; do not soften to future-only hope. |
Chapter 17 — The High Priestly Prayer
| Passage (John) | Theme | Related Character(s) | OT/NT Connection | Translation Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John 17:3 | Eternal Life through Faith in Christ | the Father, Jesus | Echoes covenantal “knowing God” language, e.g. Jeremiah 9:24; 31:33-34 (new covenant, “they shall all know me”) | “vita eterna” defined relationally — teach alongside 3:15-16 as the Gospel’s own definition of the term. |
| John 17:5 | Deity and Pre-existence of Christ | the Father, Jesus | Direct pre-existence claim: glory held “before the world existed,” conceptually paralleling Proverbs 8:22-31 (wisdom personified before creation, a text later theological tradition associated typologically with the pre-existent Christ, though not itself a Christological title in the OT) | “gloria” [REUSE: baseline] — pre-creation nuance is Critical for “Deity and Pre-existence of Christ.” |
| John 17:11,21-23 | Unity of the Father and the Son (extended to believers) | the Father, Jesus, believers | Direct continuation of 10:30’s ἕν; conceptual echo of Deuteronomy 6:4 (“the LORD is one”) reapplied relationally | ”uno” — Critical; retain ontological, not merely cooperative, weight. |
| John 17:17,19 | Sanctification (Romans-shared theme) | the Father, Jesus | [REUSE: baseline “santificazione”]; echoes priestly consecration language, Exodus 29; Leviticus 8 | Standard. |
Chapter 18 — Betrayal, Arrest, Trial
| Passage (John) | Theme | Related Character(s) | OT/NT Connection | Translation Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John 18:5-6 | Deity and Pre-existence of Christ | Jesus, the soldiers | ἐγώ εἰμι absolute [see ch.8, Exodus 3:14] | “Io sono” — Critical; the soldiers falling back is explicable only if the divine-name force is retained. |
| John 18:9 | Providence (Romans-shared theme) | Jesus | Jesus’ own citation of his earlier promise (cf. 6:39; 17:12), itself echoing the shepherd’s protective role of Ezekiel 34; Psalm 23 | Low-Medium risk. |
| John 18:28-19:16 | Judgment and Belief/Unbelief; the Jews (Ioudaioi) | Pilate, “the Jews,” the chief priests | High-density occurrence zone for Ἰουδαῖος — see Section 5 | Flag every occurrence for contextual narrowing per Section 5 guidance. |
Chapter 19 — Crucifixion and Burial
| Passage (John) | Theme | Related Character(s) | OT/NT Connection | Translation Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John 19:24 | Christ’s Substitutionary Death and Resurrection | the soldiers | Quotes Psalm 22:18 (“They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots”) | Direct quotation; Psalm 22 as the passion psalm par excellence — supply cross-reference to the whole psalm’s suffering-vindication pattern. |
| John 19:28-29 | Christ’s Substitutionary Death and Resurrection | Jesus | Alludes to Psalm 69:21 (“for my thirst they gave me sour wine to drink”) | Direct allusion. |
| John 19:30 | Christ’s Substitutionary Death and Resurrection | Jesus | τετέλεσται — conceptually fulfills the whole sacrificial-debt logic of Leviticus 16 (Day of Atonement) and Isaiah 53:10-12 (“it was the will of the LORD to crush him… he shall bear their iniquities”) | “È compiuto” — Critical; commercial/legal debt-paid register, not mere cessation. |
| John 19:31-33,36 | Christ’s Substitutionary Death and Resurrection | Jesus | Quotes/alludes to Exodus 12:46; Numbers 9:12 (no bone of the Passover lamb to be broken) and Psalm 34:20 | Direct fulfillment citation; reinforces Passover-lamb typology from 1:29. |
| John 19:37 | Christ’s Substitutionary Death and Resurrection; Judgment and Belief/Unbelief | — | Quotes Zechariah 12:10 (“they will look on him whom they have pierced”) | Direct quotation; eschatological mourning-and-recognition text, applied here to the crucifixion itself. |
Chapter 20 — Resurrection Appearances
| Passage (John) | Theme | Related Character(s) | OT/NT Connection | Translation Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John 20:1-18 | Christ’s Substitutionary Death and Resurrection | Mary Magdalene | Fulfillment of the “third day” pattern anticipated typologically in Hosea 6:2 and explicitly foretold by Jesus himself (2:19-22) | [REUSE: baseline “risurrezione,” Medium/Critical]. |
| John 20:22 | The Holy Spirit as Counselor | Jesus, the disciples | Echoes Genesis 2:7 (God breathing life into Adam) — a new-creation act paralleling the first creation | ”Ricevete lo Spirito Santo” [REUSE: baseline] — connect explicitly to the Paraclete teaching (chs.14-16) and to Genesis 2:7’s new-creation resonance. |
| John 20:28 | Deity and Pre-existence of Christ; Unity of the Father and the Son | Thomas | Climactic confession, “My Lord and my God!” — direct application of OT divine titles (Psalm 35:23, “my God and my Lord”) to Jesus | ”Signore” + “Dio” combined [REUSE: baseline both] — the Gospel’s clearest post-resurrection deity confession; must not be softened. |
| John 20:31 | Eternal Life through Faith in Christ | — | The Gospel’s own purpose statement | ”perché crediate” — the interpretive key for the whole book’s πιστεύω usage. |
Chapter 21 — Epilogue
| Passage (John) | Theme | Related Character(s) | OT/NT Connection | Translation Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John 21:15-17 | Christ’s Substitutionary Death and Resurrection (restoration); Church as God’s People (Romans-shared theme) | Peter | Continues the Good Shepherd/Ezekiel 34 pattern from ch.10, now delegated to Peter as under-shepherd | ”pascere/pasci le mie pecore” — connect to ch.10’s “buon pastore” imagery for coherence. |
| John 21:24 | Inspiration of Scripture (Romans-shared theme) | the Beloved Disciple | Closes on eyewitness testimony, matching the Gospel’s opening emphasis (ch.1, John the Baptist’s witness) and Paul’s own appeal to eyewitness tradition (cf. 1 Corinthians 15:3-8, outside this curriculum) | “testimonianza” [carried forward] — Medium risk. |
Chapters with no additional new OT quotation/allusion beyond what is tabulated above: none — every chapter of John (1-21) contains at least one load-bearing OT connection, messianic reference, or typological pattern, all captured above. This satisfies full-book coverage.
Section 2 — Messianic References Summary
| Messianic Category | John Passages | OT Root Text(s) | Doctrine Anchored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anointed King/Son of David | 1:41,49; 4:25,29; 7:41-42; 12:13,15 | 2 Samuel 7:12-16; Micah 5:2; Zechariah 9:9; Psalm 118:25-26 | Messianic Promise; Davidic Covenant |
| Suffering Servant | 1:29,36; 12:38; 19:24,28-37 | Isaiah 53; Psalm 22; Psalm 34:20; Psalm 69:21 | Christ’s Substitutionary Death and Resurrection |
| Prophet like Moses | 1:21,45; 6:14; 7:40 | Deuteronomy 18:15-19 | Fulfillment of Prophecy |
| Son of Man (Danielic judge-figure) | 1:51; 3:13-14; 5:27; 6:27,53,62; 8:28; 9:35; 12:23,34; 13:31 | Daniel 7:13-14 | Deity and Pre-existence of Christ |
| Divine “I AM” self-designation | 8:24,28,58; 13:19; 18:5-6 | Exodus 3:14; Isaiah 43:10,25 | Deity and Pre-existence of Christ |
| Spirit-anointed figure | 1:32-33 | Isaiah 11:2; 42:1 | The Holy Spirit as Counselor (background) |
| Enthroned/glorious LORD (identified with Christ) | 12:41 | Isaiah 6:1-4 | Deity and Pre-existence of Christ |
Section 3 — Typological Patterns Across the Whole Book
| Type (OT) | Antitype (John) | Passages | Doctrine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passover lamb (Exodus 12) | Lamb of God, unbroken bones, timing of crucifixion at Passover | 1:29,36; 19:14,31-36 | Christ’s Substitutionary Death and Resurrection |
| Bronze serpent (Numbers 21:4-9) | The Son of Man lifted up | 3:14-15 | Christ’s Substitutionary Death and Resurrection |
| Manna (Exodus 16) | Bread of Life | 6:31-51 | Eternal Life through Faith in Christ |
| Tabernacle/Temple, indwelling glory (Exodus 25-40) | The Word tabernacling among us; Christ’s body as the true temple | 1:14; 2:19-21 | Deity and Pre-existence of Christ; Incarnation |
| Israel as vine/vineyard (Psalm 80; Isaiah 5; Jeremiah 2; Ezekiel 15; Hosea 10) | Christ as the true vine | 15:1-8 | Christian Identity in Christ (Romans-shared) |
| Shepherds of Israel / the LORD as shepherd (Ezekiel 34; Psalm 23) | Christ the Good Shepherd | 10:1-18; 21:15-17 | Christ’s Substitutionary Death and Resurrection |
| Day of Atonement sacrifice (Leviticus 16) | “It is finished” — the completed atoning work | 19:30 | Christ’s Substitutionary Death and Resurrection |
| Jacob’s ladder/Bethel vision (Genesis 28:12) | Christ as the point of contact between heaven and earth | 1:51 | Deity and Pre-existence of Christ |
| New heart/new Spirit promise (Ezekiel 36:25-27) | New birth of water and Spirit | 3:3-8 | New Birth and Regeneration by the Spirit |
| Spirit poured out in the last days (Joel 2:28-29; Ezekiel 36:27) | The promised Paraclete | 14:16-26; 15:26; 16:7-13; 20:22 | The Holy Spirit as Counselor |
Section 4 — Parallels to the Romans Curriculum (This Language Pair)
| John Theme/Passage | Romans Parallel | Nature of Connection | Rendering-Consistency Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| John 1:1,14; 9:5 (implicit, Deity) | Romans 1:3-4; 9:5 | Both anchor the Deity/Sonship of Christ (“Figlio di Dio,” “Dio sopra ogni cosa”) | Use identical [REUSE: baseline] “Figlio di Dio”; combine with new “unigenito” per glossary #3. |
| John 3:3-8 (New Birth) | Romans 6:4 (“newness of life”); Romans 8:9-11 (Spirit indwelling) | Both describe a Spirit-wrought transformation of the believer’s existence | Keep “Spirito Santo” [REUSE: baseline] identical; do not let John’s “nascere di nuovo, dall’alto” bleed terminology into Romans’ “novità di vita,” which remains a distinct phrase in that curriculum. |
| John 3:14-15 (lifted up, believe) | Romans 3:21-26 (justification, propitiation); Romans 5:1 (peace through justification) | Both ground salvation in Christ’s death, appropriated by faith | ”essere innalzato” (John) is conceptually, not verbally, parallel to Romans’ “giustizia imputata”/“propiziazione” — do not force a shared Italian term; keep each curriculum’s established vocabulary distinct while cross-teaching the underlying unity. |
| John 3:16-18,36 (love, unbelief, wrath) | Romans 1:18 (wrath); Romans 5:8 (God’s love demonstrated); Romans 8:1 (no condemnation) | Shared vocabulary of ira di Dio / amore di Dio / condanna | Use [REUSE: baseline] “ira” is not itself a baseline term, but the concept aligns with Romans 1:18’s ὀργὴ θεοῦ — render John’s “ira di Dio” (3:36) consistently with whatever Romans curriculum material uses for the same phrase, since both translate the identical Greek phrase ὀργὴ τοῦ θεοῦ. |
| John 1:12-13 (receiving/becoming children of God) | Romans 8:14-17 (adoption, “Abba, Padre”) | Both describe believers’ new filial status | [REUSE: baseline] “adozione filiale,” “Abba, Padre” — apply identically; John’s “figli di Dio” (1:12) should be taught alongside, not as a competing translation choice to, Romans’ “adozione filiale.” |
| John 6:37,44,65 (drawing, no one comes unless…) | Romans 8:29-30; 9:11-16 (election, effectual calling) | Both raise the sovereignty-of-God-in-salvation question | Cross-reference [REUSE: baseline] “elezione” (High risk, Thomistic-vs-Reformed caution); do not resolve the synergism/monergism debate silently in either curriculum’s teaching notes. |
| John 8:34-36 (freedom from sin) | Romans 6:6-7,18,22 (freed from sin, slaves of righteousness) | Shared “freedom from bondage to sin” theology | ”liberare” (John) parallels but need not match verbatim Romans’ “libero dal peccato” phrasing; keep [REUSE: baseline] “peccato” identical across both. |
| John 12:38 (quotes Isaiah 53:1) | Romans 10:16 (quotes the same verse, Isaiah 53:1) | Verbatim shared OT quotation | MANDATORY: render the Isaiah 53:1 quotation with the identical Italian wording in both John 12:38 and Romans 10:16 material. See Section 5 below for the specific rule. |
| John 14:16-17,26; 16:7-11 (Paraclete) | Romans 8:26-27 (the Spirit intercedes/helps in weakness) | Both describe the Spirit’s active, personal help to believers | Keep [REUSE: baseline] “Spirito Santo” identical; note for teachers that “Consolatore” (John’s Paraclete title) and Romans’ “intercessione” (baseline High risk) name complementary, not identical, functions of the one Spirit — do not merge the vocabulary. |
| John 15:1-8 (vine) | Romans 11:17-24 (olive tree, engrafting) | Both use organic/agricultural covenant-people imagery | Keep the two images terminologically distinct (“la vite” vs. baseline Romans’ olive-tree vocabulary); cross-teach the parallel without merging the metaphors. |
| John 20:31; throughout (πιστεύω) | Romans 1:16-17; 3:22-28; 4:1-25; 10:9-17 (faith) | Both curricula treat faith as the sole instrument of receiving eternal life/righteousness | [REUSE: baseline] “fede” (noun) stays fixed; John’s new verb-form entry “credere in” (High risk) must not be imported back into Romans material where the baseline’s existing “fede”/“credere” usage already applies — avoid retroactively altering Romans terminology. |
| John’s Ἰουδαῖος usage (chs.1,5,7-11,18-20) | Romans 9-11 (Israel’s place in God’s plan) | Both engage Jewish/Gentile identity, but with very different tone: Romans 9-11 is sustained, sympathetic theological argument about Israel’s ultimate inclusion; John’s “hoi Ioudaioi” is narrative-polemical, naming a specific opposing faction | Calibration rule: where John’s narrower, more adversarial “Giudei” usage might be read by an Italian audience as conflicting with or contradicting Romans 11’s affirmation that “God has not rejected his people” (Romans 11:1-2), teaching material must explicitly cross-reference Romans 9-11 to prevent readers from concluding John’s Gospel teaches a supersessionist or anti-Jewish theology. This is a mandatory theologian-review cross-reference, not merely a lexical one. |
Section 5 — Rendering-Consistency Rules for Shared Quotations
Rule 1 — Isaiah 53:1 (John 12:38 / Romans 10:16)
Both John 12:38 and Romans 10:16 quote Isaiah 53:1 (“Lord, who has believed our report/message, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”) using the same LXX wording. The Italian rendering of this OT quotation must be identical in both curricula’s materials. Use the established Italian Bible-tradition rendering of Isaiah 53:1 (matching whichever CEI/Riveduta-consistent form is already fixed in the Romans curriculum’s citation of Romans 10:16) and carry it forward unchanged into John 12:38. Do not generate an independent, freshly-translated version of Isaiah 53:1 for the John curriculum. Flag for human theologian review to confirm the exact wording match at final Phase 2 assembly.
Rule 2 — Shared theological vocabulary in quoted material generally
Whenever John and Romans independently quote or clearly allude to the same OT source text (e.g., both curricula’s use of Abrahamic material — John 8:37-58 and Romans 4 — though these are not verbatim shared quotations), the proper names and established doctrinal terms (Abramo, Mosè, Israele, legge, alleanza, ecc.) must match the baseline translation_memory.json exactly. Only the verbatim-quotation case (Rule 1) requires identical quotation wording; conceptual parallels may use each curriculum’s own established phrasing.
Rule 3 — Citation format
All Scripture references in Italian-facing teaching material must use the normalized “Book Chapter:Verse” format matching the Romans baseline’s citation convention (e.g., “Giovanni 3:16”, “Isaia 53:1”, “Romani 10:16”, “Numeri 21:9”, “Genesi 1:1”, “Salmo 22:18”, “Zaccaria 12:10”). Book names follow standard Italian CEI/Riveduta convention:
| English | Italian |
|---|---|
| Genesis | Genesi |
| Exodus | Esodo |
| Leviticus | Levitico |
| Numbers | Numeri |
| Deuteronomy | Deuteronomio |
| Joshua | Giosuè |
| 2 Samuel | 2 Samuele |
| 2 Kings | 2 Re |
| Psalms | Salmi |
| Proverbs | Proverbi |
| Isaiah | Isaia |
| Jeremiah | Geremia |
| Ezekiel | Ezechiele |
| Daniel | Daniele |
| Hosea | Osea |
| Joel | Gioele |
| Amos | Amos |
| Micah | Michea |
| Zechariah | Zaccaria |
| Malachi | Malachia |
| John | Giovanni |
| Romans | Romani |
Section 6 — The Ἰουδαῖος (“the Jews”) Standing Guidance
Given the doctrinal stakes (Unity of Jews and Gentiles) and Italy’s specific communal history (the ancient Roman Jewish community, the 1938 racial laws, and Shoah deportations), every occurrence of Ἰουδαῖος/Ἰουδαῖοι across chapters 1, 5, 7-11, and 18-20 requires:
- Contextual determination of referent (specific leadership faction vs. general ethnic-religious identification) before rendering.
- Preference for contextual narrowing (“i capi dei Giudei,” “alcuni Giudei”) over a blanket “i Giudei” wherever John’s own narrative logic supports a narrower referent.
- Mandatory cross-reference to Romans 9-11 in accompanying teaching notes wherever the polemical density is highest (chs. 8-9, 18-19), per Section 4’s calibration rule.
- Mandatory human theologian review of every occurrence, not merely High/Critical-tier terms elsewhere — this term carries the highest standing-vigilance requirement of any recurring item in this curriculum.
Section 7 — Chapter Coverage Checklist (Full-Book Confirmation)
| Chapter | OT Quotations/Allusions Present | Reviewed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genesis 1:1,3; Exodus 33-34; Isaiah 40:3; Exodus 12/Isaiah 53 (Lamb); Genesis 28:12; Daniel 7:13-14 | ✓ |
| 2 | Amos 9:13-14/Isaiah 25:6 (background); Psalm 69:9; Exodus 25-40/1 Kings 6 (temple) | ✓ |
| 3 | Ezekiel 36-37; Numbers 21:4-9; Deuteronomy 7:7-8 (conceptual); Genesis 3:8-10 (conceptual); Isaiah 62:5/Hosea 2:19-20; Psalm 2:12 | ✓ (core passage — full detail in 07_semantic_analysis.md) |
| 4 | Genesis 33:19/Joshua 24:32; 2 Kings 17:24-41; Deuteronomy 12/27; Isaiah 12:3/55:1/Jeremiah 2:13/17:13; Isaiah 45:22/49:6 | ✓ |
| 5 | Genesis 2:2-3/Exodus 20:8-11; Deuteronomy 6:4; Daniel 12:2; Deuteronomy 18:15-19 | ✓ |
| 6 | 2 Kings 4:42-44; Exodus 16; Psalm 78:24; Isaiah 54:13; Isaiah 65:1; Exodus 12/24:8-11 | ✓ |
| 7 | Leviticus 23:33-43; Zechariah 14:8/Isaiah 12:3/44:3/58:11/Ezekiel 47:1-12; Deuteronomy 18:15; Micah 5:2/2 Samuel 7:12-16 | ✓ |
| 8 | Isaiah 9:2/42:6/49:6/60:1-3; Exodus 3:14/Isaiah 43:10,25; Exodus/Leviticus 25 (conceptual); Genesis 12/15/17; Genesis 3:1-5/4:8 | ✓ |
| 9 | Isaiah 29:18/35:5/42:7,16; Job/Deuteronomy 28 (conceptual, corrected) | ✓ |
| 10 | Ezekiel 34; Psalm 23:1; Numbers 27:17; Leviticus 24:16; Psalm 82:6; Hanukkah background | ✓ |
| 11 | Daniel 12:2; 1 Kings 17:17-24/2 Kings 4:32-37 (conceptual) | ✓ |
| 12 | Psalm 118:25-26; Zechariah 9:9; Isaiah 14/Ezekiel 28 (conceptual); Isaiah 53:1; Isaiah 6:10; Isaiah 6:1-4 | ✓ |
| 13 | Psalm 41:9; Leviticus 19:18 | ✓ |
| 14 | Exodus 40:34-38 (conceptual); Isaiah 35:8/40:3; Isaiah 11:2/Ezekiel 36:27/Joel 2:28-29 | ✓ |
| 15 | Psalm 80:8-16/Isaiah 5:1-7/Jeremiah 2:21/Ezekiel 15:1-8/Hosea 10:1; Psalm 35:19/69:4 | ✓ |
| 16 | Joel 2:28-29/Ezekiel 36:27/Isaiah 32:15/44:3 (continued); Isaiah 9:6-7/Daniel 7:14 | ✓ |
| 17 | Jeremiah 9:24/31:33-34; Proverbs 8:22-31 (typological background); Deuteronomy 6:4; Exodus 29/Leviticus 8 | ✓ |
| 18 | Exodus 3:14 (continued); Ezekiel 34/Psalm 23 (conceptual) | ✓ |
| 19 | Psalm 22:18; Psalm 69:21; Leviticus 16/Isaiah 53:10-12; Exodus 12:46/Numbers 9:12/Psalm 34:20; Zechariah 12:10 | ✓ |
| 20 | Hosea 6:2 (typological); Genesis 2:7; Psalm 35:23 | ✓ |
| 21 | Ezekiel 34 (continued); eyewitness-testimony motif (cf. 1 Corinthians 15:3-8, outside curriculum) | ✓ |
Full-book coverage confirmed: all 21 chapters reviewed; no chapter lacks a documented OT/typological connection.
This document feeds directly into 10_biblical_theme_map.md and, in later Phase 1 steps, into an expanded doctrine_risk_registry.json entry set for John. Must be loaded alongside 07_semantic_analysis.md, 08_core_glossary.md, and the Romans-baseline translation_memory.json/bible_term_registry.json before Phase 2 segment translation of John begins.