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 | 7 | Human theologian, every occurrence | Grace, Salvation, Incarnation, Deity of Christ, Sonship of Christ, Lordship of Christ, Messianic Promise |
| High | 19 | Human theologian | Divine Calling, Faith, Sanctification, Resurrection of Christ, Providence, Kingdom Mission, Universal Scope of the Gospel |
| Medium | 10 | Native speaker review | Gospel, Adoption, 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
Japanese’s seven Critical-risk doctrines split between two distinct mechanisms rather than one: Grace is Critical because of the on-giri reciprocal-obligation system that could turn an unconditional gift into a repayment debt; Salvation and Incarnation are Critical because of specific Buddhist doctrinal parallels (Pure Land tariki grace, honji suijaku manifestation theology) that are close enough to be genuinely useful teaching bridges but dangerous if presented as equivalent; and Sonship of Christ, Deity of Christ, and Lordship of Christ are Critical partly because of the historically real, only recently renounced State Shinto doctrine of the Emperor’s living divinity (arahitogami). Notably, Resurrection of Christ is High rather than Critical here — lower than in Hindi or Mandarin — because Japan’s settled Christian vocabulary (復活) has less day-to-day competing-concept risk than a secular-dilution risk, which this registry treats as a real but distinct concern.
Review routing rationale
Critical and High risk doctrines (26 of 40) require mandatory human theologian review because an automated or native-speaker-only check could confirm the Japanese is grammatically fluent without catching either a subtle Buddhist/Shinto doctrinal collapse or a historically loaded political resonance. Native speaker review is sufficient for Medium-risk doctrines, where the concern is largely biblical illiteracy requiring careful explanation (e.g. Gospel, Adoption) rather than an active wrong-meaning risk.