Doctrine Analysis
Doctrine Analysis: 1 Corinthians 1–16 — Full Book Coverage
Purpose and Scope
Per the PRD Phase 1 full-coverage mandate, this document analyzes doctrine load across every chapter of 1 Corinthians, first to last. The core passage, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 (the resurrection creed), is the theological anchor for this curriculum but is not treated as the boundary of analysis. Every chapter is represented below with its active doctrines, or — where a chapter contributes no new doctrinal or terminological load beyond what is already documented for an earlier chapter — is explicitly marked “reviewed, no new load-bearing doctrine.”
All doctrine names, risk tiers, and review routing below are identical to doctrine_risk_registry.json (1 Corinthians). This document does not introduce new doctrines or alter tiers; it maps the registry’s 26 doctrines onto their supporting passages chapter by chapter and adds chapter-level translation-risk detail for reviewer use. All terminology follows 08_core_glossary.md and the Romans-baseline translation_memory.json, which remains the language authority.
Risk tier legend (unchanged from baseline):
- Critical — Human theologian review required for every occurrence.
- High — Human theologian review required.
- Medium — Native speaker review recommended.
- Low — Automated review sufficient.
Chapter 1 — Greeting, Factions, the Cross as Foolishness/Power
| Doctrine | Passages (ch.1) | Risk | Translation Risk | Review Routing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church as God’s People | 1:1-2 | Medium | ”Called to be saints” (पवित्र जनांक बोलावलेले) together with “in every place” must read as one new-covenant community, not a caste- or party-segregated assembly. | Native speaker |
| Christian Fellowship | 1:9 | Low | सहभागिता (fellowship) with God’s Son; standard rendering, minor risk. | Automated |
| Christian Unity versus Factionalism | 1:10-13 | High | Party slogans (“I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas”) must not read as rival guru-lineages with independently branded followings — a live risk given guru-disciple structures in regional Hindu practice. गटबाजी/फूट must retain rebuke, not neutral description. | Human theologian |
| The Cross as Wisdom and Power | 1:17-25 (also 1:30) | Critical | क्रूस must never soften to a generic suffering/sacrifice term. देवाचें सामर्थ्य never शक्ती. मूर्खपण (foolishness) must retain Paul’s ironic double meaning — genuinely foolish to the world, genuinely God’s wisdom in fact. | Human theologian |
| Grace versus Merit | 1:26-31 | Critical | ”Not many wise, not many powerful, not many of noble birth” directly confronts merit- and status-based standing; must not be read as caste commentary detached from the grace argument. Boasting (फुशारकी मारप) “in the Lord” only. | Human theologian |
Chapter 2 — The Spirit’s Wisdom versus Human Wisdom
| Doctrine | Passages (ch.2) | Risk | Translation Risk | Review Routing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cross as Wisdom and Power | 2:1-5 | Critical | Paul’s preaching “not with plausible words of wisdom but in demonstration of the Spirit and power” — देवाचें सामर्थ्य (never शक्ती); resolve as revealed, cross-centered wisdom, not rhetorical skill. | Human theologian |
| The Wisdom of God versus Worldly Wisdom and Jnana-marga | 2:6-16 | High | ज्ञान (wisdom/knowledge) collides directly with Jnana-marga, the path of liberating self-knowledge in Hindu tradition. “Mind of Christ” (ख्रिस्ताचें मन, 2:16) and “spiritual person” vs. “natural/soulish person” (आत्मिक मनीस / प्राणिक मनीस) must be kept as Spirit-given discernment received by faith, never self-attained gnosis through contemplation. “Mystery” (रहस्य, 2:7) must be marked as revealed to all believers, not elite esoteric knowledge. | Human theologian |
Chapter 3 — Divisions, Foundations, the Temple of God
| Doctrine | Passages (ch.3) | Risk | Translation Risk | Review Routing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Unity versus Factionalism | 3:1-9 | High | ”Jealousy and strife” (मत्सर आनी वाद) among believers “acting like mere men” — reinforce that factional loyalty to a human teacher (Paul/Apollos) misreads ministers as competing gurus. | Human theologian |
| Stewardship and Ministry | 3:5-15 | Medium | Ministers as कारभारी (stewards/servants) working on one foundation (पाया) — Christ alone — not self-authorized teachers with independent authority, a needed distinction given regional guru-disciple structures. | Native speaker |
| The Church as Temple of God | 3:16-17 | Critical | ”You are God’s temple” (तुमी देवाचें मंदिर) — मंदिर is the everyday word for a Hindu temple (Shantadurga, Mangueshi, Mahalasa Mandir). Mandatory translator note every occurrence distinguishing the church corporately indwelt by the one Spirit from a shrine housing a deity-image. | Human theologian |
| The Wisdom of God versus Worldly Wisdom and Jnana-marga | 3:18-20 | High | ”Let him become a fool that he may become wise” — this paradox must not collapse into affirming the world’s wisdom-paths; it is a rejection of self-attained wisdom in favor of God’s revealed wisdom. | Human theologian |
Chapter 4 — Apostolic Ministry, Fatherhood, Judgment
| Doctrine | Passages (ch.4) | Risk | Translation Risk | Review Routing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewardship and Ministry | 4:1-5 | Medium | ”Stewards of the mysteries of God” (देवाच्या रहस्यांचे कारभारी) — accountable trustees under Christ, not self-appointed spiritual authorities. | Native speaker |
| Grace versus Merit | 4:7 | Critical | ”What do you have that you did not receive?” — the single sharpest anti-boasting verse in the chapter; कृपा (grace) must be read as the sole source of any spiritual distinction, never कर्मफळ/पुण्य. | Human theologian |
| (background note) Fatherhood — baseline term reused metaphorically | 4:14-15 (“I became your father through the gospel”) | — | Baseline पिता (Father) is reserved for God; when applied metaphorically to Paul’s relationship to the Corinthians, must be clearly distinguished from divine Fatherhood so readers do not conflate Paul with God the Father. Flagged for terminological awareness only; not a separate registry doctrine. | Native speaker |
Chapter 5 — Church Discipline
| Doctrine | Passages (ch.5) | Risk | Translation Risk | Review Routing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church Discipline and Holiness | 5:1-13 | High | व्यभिचार (sexual immorality, here specifically incest) retains full moral seriousness. “Hand over to Satan” (सैतानाच्या हवाल्यान करप) must read as restorative discipline aimed at ultimate salvation (5:5), never vindictive punishment or a magical curse as narrated of sages/deities in regional Puranic tradition. Leaven/unleavened (खमीर/बेखमिरी, 5:6-8) requires a Passover-background explanatory note. | Human theologian |
| Substitutionary Atonement | 5:7 (“Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed”) | Critical | Direct atonement image tied to Passover typology; must retain vicarious, substitutionary force — the single sharpest doctrinal collision point with karma-transfer denial, requiring an explanatory note even in this brief mention. | Human theologian |
Chapter 6 — Lawsuits, Sexual Ethics, the Body as Temple
| Doctrine | Passages (ch.6) | Risk | Translation Risk | Review Routing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sexual Ethics and Bodily Holiness | 6:12-20 | High | The body (शरीर) matters to God and is “bought with a price” (मोल दिवन विकत घेतलां) — must not be diminished as a temporary or spiritually irrelevant shell, a risk given devotional frameworks that treat the body as illusory compared to an eternal soul. | Human theologian |
| The Church as Temple of God | 6:19-20 | Critical | ”Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit” (पवित्र आत्म्याचें मंदिर) — extends the ch.3 corporate temple image to the individual believer’s body; same मंदिर collision risk and mandatory translator note apply here at the individual level. | Human theologian |
Chapter 7 — Marriage, Singleness, and Calling in Life Circumstances
| Doctrine | Passages (ch.7) | Risk | Translation Risk | Review Routing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marriage and Singleness | 7:1-40 | Medium | Both लग्न (marriage) and singleness presented as equally valid, gifted callings (7:7). Avoid an over-sacralized ritual reading of marriage given Goa’s elaborate Hindu wedding-ritual traditions; avoid devaluing either state. Divorce/separation (वेगळे जावप/घटस्फोट, 7:10-16) and bondservant imagery (“slave of Christ,” 7:22-23, गुलाम) both require pastoral sensitivity given regional family and social structures — “slave of Christ” must read as honored belonging, not degradation. Baseline बोलावलेले/बोलावणें (called/calling) here extends to a non-salvific sense (life station, 7:17-24); flag for reviewers so it is not confused with effectual calling to salvation. | Native speaker |
Chapter 8 — Food Offered to Idols, Knowledge and Love
| Doctrine | Passages (ch.8) | Risk | Translation Risk | Review Routing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Liberty and Conscience | 8:1-13 | Medium | Liberty limited by love for a weaker believer’s विवेकबुद्धी (conscience), not a fixed ritual-purity code; distinguish from Hindu purity/impurity categories. | Native speaker |
| Idolatry and Idol Meat | 8:1-13 | Critical | मूर्ती/मूर्तींक अर्पिल्लें अन्न name Hindu deity-images and temple-offered food precisely (Shantadurga, Mangueshi, Mahalasa). Paul’s “an idol is nothing” (8:4) must not be flattened into cultural insult; must retain both the theological claim (no rival deity) and the pastoral concern for weaker consciences (8:7-13). | Human theologian |
| The Wisdom of God versus Worldly Wisdom and Jnana-marga | 8:1-3 | High | ”Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up” — ज्ञान here must again avoid unqualified Jnana-marga resonance and must be paired with प्रीती (love) per the chapter’s own logic, anticipating ch.13. | Human theologian |
Chapter 9 — Apostolic Rights and Self-Discipline
| Doctrine | Passages (ch.9) | Risk | Translation Risk | Review Routing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Liberty and Conscience | 9:1-23 | Medium | Paul’s voluntary surrender of his हक्क (rights) for the gospel’s sake — liberty exercised in love, not merely liberty asserted. | Native speaker |
| Apostleship and Authority | 9:1-2 | Medium | Apostolic authority grounded in having “seen the Lord” and in the Corinthians’ own conversion as evidence — distinct from a guru’s self-authorized spiritual authority. | Native speaker |
| Stewardship and Ministry | 9:16-23 | Medium | ”Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel” — compulsion of stewardship (कारभारी), not merit-seeking; “bringing the body into subjection” (आपल्या शरिराक शिस्तींत हाडप, 9:27) must read as disciplined stewardship for gospel effectiveness, not ascetic merit-earning self-mastery (a live confusion risk given regional ascetic traditions). | Native speaker |
Chapter 10 — Warnings from Israel’s History, Idolatry, the Lord’s Table
| Doctrine | Passages (ch.10) | Risk | Translation Risk | Review Routing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idolatry and Idol Meat | 10:14-22 | Critical | ”Flee from idolatry” (मूर्तीपूजेपासून पळा) — the tension between “an idol is nothing” (8:4) and “what pagans sacrifice they offer to demons” (10:20) must be preserved with full theological precision. भूत-पिशाच (demons) must be distinguished from folk bhoot-pisach and mythological asura/rakshasa beings, not merged with them. | Human theologian |
| The Lord’s Supper | 10:16-21 | High | ”The cup of blessing,” “the bread we break,” “table of the Lord” (प्रभूचो मेज) set in direct contrast to the table of demons — participation language (सहभागिता) here carries sacramental, not merely social, weight. | Human theologian |
| Christian Liberty and Conscience | 10:23-33 | Medium | ”All things are lawful, but not all things build up” — liberty bounded by love for others’ conscience and God’s glory, not a purity checklist. | Native speaker |
| Christian Fellowship | 10:16 | Low | सहभागिता (participation) in Christ’s blood/body; shared with the Lord’s Supper doctrine above but tracked separately at Low risk for the general fellowship sense. | Automated |
Chapter 11 — Head Coverings and the Lord’s Supper
| Doctrine | Passages (ch.11) | Risk | Translation Risk | Review Routing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apostolic Tradition and the Transmission of the Gospel | 11:2, 11:23 | High | ”I delivered to you what I also received” (करार-level fixed transmission) — must read as guarded creedal deposit, not personal opinion or individually branded teaching; directly relevant to the letter’s warnings against personality-centered teaching (ch.1, 3). | Human theologian |
| Order in Worship and Headship | 11:2-16 | High | डोकें (literal head) / मुखेलपण (metaphorical headship, 11:3) carries significant contemporary gender-role sensitivity. Must not be read as denying the co-equal dignity Paul himself affirms in the same chapter (11:11-12, “in the Lord woman is not independent of man”). Head covering (डोकें झांकप) must be framed via honor/shame custom, not as a timeless isolated rule. | Human theologian |
| Christian Unity versus Factionalism | 11:18 | High | ”Divisions among you” (फूट) at the Lord’s Supper itself — factional eating directly undercuts the unity the meal signifies. | Human theologian |
| The Lord’s Supper | 11:17-34 | High | करार (covenant) “in my blood,” भाकर (bread), प्यालो (cup), आठवण (remembrance). “Unworthy manner” (अयोग्य रितीन, 11:27) must be framed as warning against factional/careless participation in its historical context, never a general merit-worthiness test — this would otherwise contradict the letter’s own grace-versus-merit argument (1:26-31, 4:7, 15:9-10). वळखप/परखप (discern the body, 11:29) needs care to retain both senses: recognizing Christ’s body in the meal and recognizing the gathered body of believers. | Human theologian |
Chapter 12 — Spiritual Gifts and One Body
| Doctrine | Passages (ch.12) | Risk | Translation Risk | Review Routing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiritual Gifts and the Body of Christ | 12:1-31 | Medium | आत्मिक वरदान (never वरदान alone) for Spirit-distributed enablements; ख्रिस्ताचें शरीर, अवयव (members) for the interdependence metaphor. भाशा (tongues) and चमत्कारांचें सामर्थ्य (workings of miracles, never शक्ती) must avoid trance/possession associations from folk-religious contexts. | Native speaker |
| Church as God’s People | 12:12-27 | Medium | ”One body… Jews or Greeks, slaves or free” — one new-covenant community across former social divisions, directly relevant to Goa’s history of caste-based and Hindu/Catholic communal division. | Native speaker |
| Christian Unity versus Factionalism | 12:25 | High | ”No division in the body, but… equal concern for one another” — reaffirms the unity theme against factionalism using body-imagery rather than party-slogans. | Human theologian |
Chapter 13 — Love as the Greater Way
| Doctrine | Passages (ch.13) | Risk | Translation Risk | Review Routing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Love as the Greater Way | 13:1-13 | Critical | Book-defining, single highest-stakes lexical choice: प्रीती, NEVER माया (Advaita Vedantic term for cosmic illusion — the doctrinal opposite of ἀγάπη’s realism), and never unqualified भक्ती (devotional worship-love toward a chosen deity). ἀγάπη here is interpersonal, self-giving love between believers modeled on God’s own character, explicitly ranked above prophecy, tongues, and ज्ञान (knowledge, 13:2, 13:8). पूर्णता (“the perfect/complete,” 13:10) must be clarified as eschatological fullness, not abstract metaphysical wholeness/moksha-adjacent completion. | Human theologian |
Chapter 14 — Prophecy, Tongues, and Order in Worship
| Doctrine | Passages (ch.14) | Risk | Translation Risk | Review Routing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiritual Gifts and the Body of Christ | 14:1-40 | Medium | Tongues (भाशा) and their interpretation (भाशेचो अर्थ सांगपाचें वरदान) must be edifying, Spirit-given, and orderly — not ecstatic spirit-possession phenomena as sometimes read into regional folk-religious trance practice. | Native speaker |
| Order in Worship and Headship | 14:26-40 | High | The regulated-silence passage (14:34, मौन/गप्प रावप) must be contextually framed as addressing a specific disorderly situation in Corinth, not stated as an unqualified universal rule — same gender-sensitivity flag as ch.11. | Human theologian |
| Mutual Edification and Order in Worship | 14:1-5, 14:26, 14:40 | Low | वाड (edification) and सुवेव्यवस्था/क्रम (order) — building up the whole congregation through orderly, intelligible worship. “Orderly” must not be read as rigid ritualism. भविष्यवाणी (prophecy, baseline term) reused without new risk. | Automated |
Chapter 15 — The Resurrection (Core Passage, 15:1-11, and Full Chapter)
This chapter is the theological anchor of the curriculum and carries the highest concentration of Critical-tier doctrine in the book.
| Doctrine | Passages (ch.15) | Risk | Translation Risk | Review Routing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apostolic Tradition and the Transmission of the Gospel | 15:1-3 | High | ”I delivered… what I also received” — a fixed, guarded creedal deposit older than the letter, not personal testimony or individually branded teaching. सुवार्ता (gospel) here names this received content specifically. | Human theologian |
| Substitutionary Atonement | 15:3 (“Christ died for our sins”) | Critical | The single sharpest doctrinal collision point in the book: karma doctrine denies that one person’s deeds/consequences can be transferred to another; the gospel claims exactly this vicarious transfer. Requires an explanatory translator note at this occurrence distinguishing substitutionary atonement from karma-transfer’s impossibility. | Human theologian |
| The Resurrection of Christ | 15:3-4, 15:12-20, 15:57 | Critical | पुनरुत्थान, never पुनर्जन्म. The perfect-tense “has been raised” (15:4) must convey an abiding, settled state, not a reversible event in an ongoing rebirth cycle; Paul’s argument (15:14) depends entirely on this uniqueness. | Human theologian |
| Resurrection Appearances as Historical, Verifiable Witness | 15:5-8 | Critical | Named, nameable, largely-still-living witnesses (Cephas, the Twelve, 500 brothers, James, “last of all… to me”). NEVER दर्शन (the standard devotional term for a temple deity becoming visible to a devotee) — must render as दिसून आयलो (appeared/became visible), preserving objective, verifiable historical testimony, not devotional theophany. | Human theologian |
| Grace versus Merit in Apostolic Identity and Labor | 15:9-10 | Critical | ”By the grace of God I am what I am” — Paul’s entire apostolic identity and labor attributed to unearned कृपा, not accumulated merit. “I worked harder than any of them” must read as grace’s fruit, never grace’s cause, directly against a karma-merit worldview. | Human theologian |
| Apostleship and Authority | 15:9-10 | Medium | ”The least of the apostles… not I but the grace of God” — apostleship grounded entirely in grace, distinct from a guru’s self-authorized spiritual authority. | Native speaker |
| The Resurrection of Believers | 15:20-23, 15:35-49, 15:51-54 | Critical | The believer’s own future bodily resurrection guaranteed by Christ as firstfruits (पयलें फळ, with OT harvest-offering background note). अविनाशी (imperishable) must always be paired with शरीर — अविनाशी alone is the Bhagavad Gita’s term for the eternal, imperishable soul (Atman) as distinct from the body; Paul’s point is the opposite emphasis, that the body itself is transformed and made imperishable. निमाणो आदाम (last Adam) requires typological background. | Human theologian |
| Bodily Resurrection versus Reincarnation | 15:6, 15:18, 15:35-44, 15:51-52 | Critical | A single, final, once-for-all bodily transformation (बदलतले, “changed”), not a repeated death-rebirth cycle. “Fallen asleep” (15:6, 18) must point forward to bodily resurrection, never be read through a folk framework of the soul sleeping before rebirth. | Human theologian |
| Hope of Christ’s Return | 15:51-58 | Medium | ”We shall be changed” and death’s “sting” (डंख) and “victory” (जैत/विजय) framed as final eschatological transformation, consistent with the bodily-resurrection doctrine above, not incremental karmic progress. | Native speaker |
Chapter 16 — The Collection, Final Greetings, Maranatha
| Doctrine | Passages (ch.16) | Risk | Translation Risk | Review Routing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Fellowship | 16:1-4, 16:20 | Low | वर्गणी (the collection) as mutual material care; पवित्र चुंबन (holy kiss, 16:20) should be culturally adapted to an equivalent warm, respectful greeting rather than rendered as a literal, uncommon public practice in the Konkani context. | Automated |
| Church Discipline and Holiness | 16:22 | High | शापित (“accursed,” if anyone has no love for the Lord) must read as formal covenantal exclusion consistent with ch.5’s restorative-discipline framing, not a sage’s or deity’s magical curse as sometimes narrated in regional Puranic tradition. | Human theologian |
| Hope of Christ’s Return | 16:22 | Medium | मारान-अथा (Maranatha, “Our Lord, come!”) should retain its Aramaic transliteration with a meaning gloss, paralleling the baseline’s treatment of अब्बा, rather than being fully translated away or reduced to a mere closing formula. | Native speaker |
Full-Book Chapter Coverage Confirmation
Every chapter of 1 Corinthians has been reviewed above for load-bearing doctrine. No chapter was silently omitted:
| Chapter | Coverage status |
|---|---|
| 1 | Active — 5 doctrines (see table) |
| 2 | Active — 2 doctrines |
| 3 | Active — 4 doctrines |
| 4 | Active — 2 doctrines (+ terminological note on metaphorical fatherhood) |
| 5 | Active — 2 doctrines |
| 6 | Active — 2 doctrines |
| 7 | Active — 1 doctrine (Marriage and Singleness; full chapter) |
| 8 | Active — 3 doctrines |
| 9 | Active — 3 doctrines |
| 10 | Active — 4 doctrines |
| 11 | Active — 4 doctrines |
| 12 | Active — 3 doctrines |
| 13 | Active — 1 doctrine (Love as the Greater Way; full chapter) |
| 14 | Active — 3 doctrines |
| 15 | Active — 8 doctrines (core passage 15:1-11 plus full-chapter resurrection argument) |
| 16 | Active — 3 doctrines |
No chapter in 1 Corinthians 1–16 was found to contribute zero load-bearing doctrinal or terminological content; every chapter is represented in the matrix above.
Cross-Reference: Doctrine → Chapters (Consistency Check)
This index confirms every doctrine in doctrine_risk_registry.json is represented at least once above, with identical naming and risk tier.
| Doctrine (registry name) | Risk | Chapters where active |
|---|---|---|
| The Resurrection of Christ | Critical | 15 |
| The Resurrection of Believers | Critical | 15 |
| Bodily Resurrection versus Reincarnation | Critical | 15 |
| Apostolic Tradition and the Transmission of the Gospel | High | 11, 15 |
| Substitutionary Atonement | Critical | 5, 15 |
| Resurrection Appearances as Historical, Verifiable Witness | Critical | 15 |
| Grace versus Merit in Apostolic Identity and Labor | Critical | 1, 4, 15 |
| The Cross as Wisdom and Power | Critical | 1, 2 |
| The Wisdom of God versus Worldly Wisdom and Jnana-marga | High | 2, 3, 8 |
| Christian Unity versus Factionalism | High | 1, 3, 11, 12 |
| The Church and the Believer’s Body as Temple of God | Critical | 3, 6 |
| Church Discipline and Holiness | High | 5, 16 |
| Sexual Ethics and Bodily Holiness | High | 6 |
| Marriage and Singleness | Medium | 7 |
| Christian Liberty and Conscience | Medium | 8, 9, 10 |
| Christian Liberty and Idol Meat / Idolatry | Critical | 8, 10 |
| The Lord’s Supper | High | 10, 11 |
| Order in Worship and Headship | High | 11, 14 |
| Spiritual Gifts and the Body of Christ | Medium | 12, 14 |
| Love as the Greater Way | Critical | 13 |
| Hope of Christ’s Return | Medium | 15, 16 |
| Stewardship and Ministry | Medium | 3, 4, 9 |
| Apostleship and Authority | Medium | 9, 15 |
| Church as God’s People | Medium | 1, 12 |
| Christian Fellowship | Low | 1, 10, 16 |
| Mutual Edification and Order in Worship | Low | 14 |
Total doctrines: 26 (Critical 10, High 7, Medium 7, Low 2) — matches doctrine_risk_registry.json risk_summary exactly.
Review Routing Summary
| Routing | Count | Doctrines |
|---|---|---|
| Human theologian | 17 | The Resurrection of Christ; The Resurrection of Believers; Bodily Resurrection versus Reincarnation; Apostolic Tradition and Transmission; Substitutionary Atonement; Resurrection Appearances as Historical Witness; Grace versus Merit in Apostolic Identity and Labor; The Cross as Wisdom and Power; The Wisdom of God versus Worldly Wisdom; Christian Unity versus Factionalism; Church as Temple of God; Church Discipline and Holiness; Sexual Ethics and Bodily Holiness; Idolatry and Idol Meat; The Lord’s Supper; Order in Worship and Headship; Love as the Greater Way |
| Native speaker review | 7 | Marriage and Singleness; Christian Liberty and Conscience; Spiritual Gifts and the Body of Christ; Hope of Christ’s Return; Stewardship and Ministry; Apostleship and Authority; Church as God’s People |
| Automated review | 2 | Christian Fellowship; Mutual Edification and Order in Worship |
This distribution is unchanged from and fully consistent with doctrine_risk_registry.json.
Notes for Phase 2
- Chapter 15 (core passage 15:1-11 plus the full chapter’s resurrection argument) carries the single heaviest concentration of Critical-tier doctrine in the book (8 of 26 total doctrines touch this chapter) and should be prioritized for theologian review capacity in Phase 2 Step 17.
- Doctrines spanning multiple chapters (e.g., Christian Unity versus Factionalism: 1, 3, 11, 12; The Lord’s Supper: 10, 11; Order in Worship and Headship: 11, 14) require special cross-chapter consistency checking — the same Konkani rendering must be used at every occurrence per
12_ai_translation_requirements.md’s Theological Consistency Rules. - Three doctrines new to this curriculum reach Critical tier where the Romans baseline had none of the same specific collision: The Cross as Wisdom and Power (क्रूस/ज्ञान), The Church as Temple of God (मंदिर), and Love as the Greater Way (प्रीती vs. माया). These should be flagged as priority additions when
translation_memory.jsonis version-incremented for this curriculum. - The Wisdom/Knowledge (ज्ञान) collision with Jnana-marga recurs across chapters 2, 3, 8, and 13 — reviewers should treat it as a single running risk thread rather than four isolated instances.
This document extends doctrine_risk_registry.json (1 Corinthians) with full-book, chapter-level passage mapping and reviewer-facing translation-risk detail. It must be read alongside 08_core_glossary.md for term-level rendering decisions and 12_ai_translation_requirements.md for enforcement procedure. All risk tiers and doctrine names are authoritative from the registry and must not be altered independently in Phase 2.
Critical Risk Doctrines
The Resurrection of Christ
Konkani name: ख्रिस्ताचें पुनरुत्थान
Key terms: resurrection, raised, buried, died_historically, according_to_the_scriptures
Review routing: Human theologian
CRITICAL: पुनरुत्थान, never पुनर्जन्म. The perfect-tense ‘has been raised’ (15:4) must convey an abiding, settled state, not a single reversible event within an ongoing rebirth cycle. Paul’s own argument (15:14, ‘if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is in vain’) depends entirely on this being a unique historical fact, not one more cyclical pattern.
The Resurrection of Believers
Konkani name: विश्वासी लोकांचें पुनरुत्थान
Key terms: resurrection, imperishable, natural_body_spiritual_body, changed, firstfruits, last_adam
Review routing: Human theologian
CRITICAL: The believer’s own future bodily resurrection, guaranteed by Christ as firstfruits. अविनाशी must always be paired with शरीर, since अविनाशी is the Bhagavad Gita’s term for the eternal, imperishable soul (Atman) as distinct from the body; Paul’s point is the opposite emphasis, that the body itself is transformed and made imperishable.
Bodily Resurrection versus Reincarnation
Konkani name: पुनरुत्थान आनी पुनर्जन्म यांतलो फरक
Key terms: resurrection, fell_asleep, changed, natural_body_spiritual_body
Review routing: Human theologian
CRITICAL: A single, final, once-for-all bodily transformation, not a repeated cycle of death and rebirth. The euphemism ‘fallen asleep’ (15:6, 18) must be read as pointing forward to bodily resurrection, never through a folk framework of the soul sleeping before rebirth.
Substitutionary Atonement
Konkani name: पर्यायी प्रायश्चित
Key terms: for_our_sins, sin, the_cross
Review routing: Human theologian
CRITICAL: The single sharpest doctrinal collision point in the book. Karma doctrine, widely held in the Goan Hindu milieu, denies that one person’s deeds or their consequences can be transferred to or borne by another; the gospel claims exactly this vicarious transfer (‘Christ died for our sins’). Requires an explanatory translator note distinguishing substitutionary atonement from the impossibility of karma-transfer, at every occurrence.
Resurrection Appearances as Historical, Verifiable Witness
Konkani name: पुनरुत्थानाचें ऐतिहासिक साक्षीदारपण
Key terms: resurrection_appearance
Review routing: Human theologian
CRITICAL: The risen Christ’s appearances to named, nameable, largely-still-living witnesses (500 brothers, 15:6) are objective, verifiable historical events. NEVER दर्शन, the standard Konkani/Hindu devotional term for a temple deity becoming visible to a devotee — using it would assimilate apostolic eyewitness testimony to a category of devotional theophany.
Grace versus Merit in Apostolic Identity and Labor
Konkani name: कृपा आनी पुण्यकर्म यांतलो फरक
Key terms: grace, boasting
Review routing: Human theologian
Paul’s entire apostolic identity and labor are attributed to unearned grace (‘by the grace of God I am what I am’), not accumulated merit. Must ensure labor (‘I worked harder than any of them’) reads as grace’s fruit, never grace’s cause or precondition — directly against a karma-merit worldview where diligent effort is understood to produce spiritual standing.
The Cross as Wisdom and Power
Konkani name: क्रूस — ज्ञान आनी सामर्थ्य
Key terms: the_cross, wisdom, foolishness, power_of_god
Review routing: Human theologian
CRITICAL: The cross, which appears foolish, is actually both God’s wisdom and God’s power for salvation. देवाचें ज्ञान must always be distinguished from संसाराचें ज्ञान, and सामर्थ्य must never be rendered शक्ती (Shakta-goddess associations). क्रूस itself must never be softened to a generic suffering or sacrifice term.
The Church and the Believer’s Body as Temple of God
Konkani name: देवाचें मंदिर — मंडळी आनी विश्वासी जनांचें शरीर
Key terms: temple_of_god, body, holy_spirit
Review routing: Human theologian
CRITICAL: मंदिर is the everyday Konkani word for a Hindu temple (Shantadurga Mandir, Mangueshi Mandir, Mahalasa Mandir). Every occurrence must carry a translator note distinguishing this as the unique, exclusive indwelling of the one true God’s Spirit in his people — never a shrine housing one deity-image among many, and never validating temple-image devotion.
Christian Liberty and Idol Meat / Idolatry
Konkani name: मूर्तीपूजा आनी मूर्तींक अर्पिल्लें अन्न
Key terms: idol, idolatry, food_offered_to_idols, demons, table_of_the_lord
Review routing: Human theologian
CRITICAL: मूर्ती and मूर्तीपूजा are the precise, everyday words for Goan Hindu deity-images and temple worship (Shantadurga, Mangueshi, Mahalasa). Paul’s argument holds two truths in tension — ‘an idol is nothing’ (8:4) yet real spiritual danger attaches to idol-worship (10:20) — and this tension must be preserved with theological precision, never flattened into a blanket cultural insult toward Hindu neighbors.
Love as the Greater Way
Konkani name: प्रीती — सगल्यांत व्हडली वाट
Key terms: love, the_perfect, knowledge
Review routing: Human theologian
CRITICAL, book-defining risk: NEVER माया, the Advaita Vedantic term for cosmic illusion — the doctrinal opposite of a term meant to name the deepest, most real reality in existence. Also avoid unqualified भक्ती (devotional worship-love toward a chosen deity); ἀγάπη here is interpersonal, self-giving love between believers modeled on God’s own character, superior even to prophecy, tongues, and knowledge.
High Risk Doctrines
Apostolic Tradition and the Transmission of the Gospel
Konkani name: प्रेषितांची परंपरा आनी सुवार्तेचें सोंपवणें
Key terms: received_tradition, gospel
Review routing: Human theologian
The ‘received/delivered’ pair (παρέλαβον/παρέδωκα) names a fixed, guarded creedal deposit older than the letter itself. Must be rendered as formal transmission of received apostolic content, not personal testimony or individually branded teaching — directly relevant given the letter’s warnings against party-based, personality-centered teaching (ch.1, 3).
The Wisdom of God versus Worldly Wisdom and Jnana-marga
Konkani name: देवाचें ज्ञान आनी संसाराचें ज्ञान
Key terms: wisdom, knowledge, mystery, natural_person, spiritual_person, mind_of_christ
Review routing: Human theologian
ज्ञान is the term for the liberating self-knowledge sought in Jnana-marga, one of Hindu tradition’s classic spiritual paths. Unqualified ज्ञान risks readers hearing ‘the wisdom of the cross’ as one more path to self-realization achieved through contemplation rather than revealed, cross-centered, Spirit-given wisdom received by faith.
Christian Unity versus Factionalism
Konkani name: ख्रिस्ती एकवट आनी गटबाजी
Key terms: divisions, quarreling, foundation, fellow_worker
Review routing: Human theologian
Paul’s rebuke of party-slogans (‘I follow Paul,’ ‘I follow Apollos’) directly opposes any reading of ministers as rival gurus with independently branded followings, a live risk given the prominence of guru-disciple religious authority structures in regional Hindu practice.
Church Discipline and Holiness
Konkani name: मंडळेची शिस्त आनी पवित्रताय
Key terms: sexual_immorality, hand_over_to_satan, leaven, accursed
Review routing: Human theologian
Discipline of unrepentant sin (ch.5) must be presented as restorative and aimed at ultimate salvation (‘so that his spirit may be saved,’ 5:5), not vindictive punishment or a magical curse (शाप) as sometimes narrated of a sage’s or deity’s malediction in regional Puranic tradition.
Sexual Ethics and Bodily Holiness
Konkani name: लैंगीक नीतिमत्ता आनी शरिराची पवित्रताय
Key terms: sexual_immorality, body, bought_with_a_price, join_unite
Review routing: Human theologian
The body itself matters to God and is bought at a price; must not be diminished as a temporary or spiritually irrelevant shell, a risk given popular devotional frameworks in which the body is treated as illusory or disposable compared to an eternal soul.
The Lord’s Supper
Konkani name: प्रभू भोजन
Key terms: lords_supper, bread, cup, covenant, unworthily, discern_the_body, table_of_the_lord
Review routing: Human theologian
The sacramental covenant meal instituted by Christ, abused in Corinth through factional and exclusionary eating. ‘Unworthy manner’ (11:27) must be framed as a warning against factional/careless participation in that specific historical context, never as a general merit-worthiness test that would contradict the letter’s own grace-versus-merit argument.
Order in Worship and Headship
Konkani name: उपासनेंतलो क्रम आनी मुखेलपण
Key terms: head_headship, head_covering, silence_regulated, order
Review routing: Human theologian
Significant contemporary gender-role sensitivity. The metaphorical ‘headship’ sense (11:3) must not be read as denying the co-equal dignity Paul himself affirms in the same chapter (11:11-12); the regulated-silence passage (14:34) must be contextually framed as addressing a specific disorderly situation, not stated as an unqualified universal rule.
Medium Risk Doctrines
Marriage and Singleness
Konkani name: लग्न आनी अविवाहितपण
Key terms: marriage, divorce, bondservant, self_control, called
Review routing: Native speaker review
Both marriage and singleness are presented as equally valid, gifted callings. Avoid an over-sacralized ritual reading of लग्न (given Goa’s elaborate Hindu wedding-ritual traditions) and avoid devaluing marriage relative to singleness or vice versa. Divorce guidance requires particular pastoral sensitivity given regional family structures.
Christian Liberty and Conscience
Konkani name: ख्रिस्ती स्वातंत्र्य आनी विवेकबुद्धी
Key terms: conscience, weak_brother, food_offered_to_idols, right_authority
Review routing: Native speaker review
Liberty in disputable matters is limited by love for a weaker believer’s conscience, not by a fixed ritual purity code; the point is pastoral care, not ritual defilement in the Hindu purity-impurity sense.
Spiritual Gifts and the Body of Christ
Konkani name: आत्मिक वरदान आनी ख्रिस्ताचें शरीर
Key terms: spiritual_gifts, body_of_christ, members, tongues, interpretation_of_tongues, workings_of_miracles
Review routing: Native speaker review
Gifts are Spirit-distributed enablements for the common good of one interdependent body, not merit-earned powers (वरदान alone) or trance/possession phenomena from folk-religious contexts. Tongues especially require care to be read as edifying, Spirit-given, and orderly (ch.14), not ecstatic spirit-possession.
Hope of Christ’s Return
Konkani name: ख्रिस्ताच्या परतून येवपाची आस
Key terms: maranatha, changed, victory
Review routing: Native speaker review
Maranatha (‘Our Lord, come!’) should retain its Aramaic transliteration with a meaning gloss, paralleling the baseline’s treatment of अब्बा, rather than being fully translated away or lost as a mere closing formula.
Stewardship and Ministry
Konkani name: कारभारपण आनी सेवाकाम
Key terms: steward, mystery, fellow_worker, foundation
Review routing: Native speaker review
Ministers are accountable trustees of God’s mysteries under Christ, the sole foundation, not independent, self-authorized religious teachers — a distinction worth reinforcing given the guru-disciple authority structures prominent in regional Hindu religious practice.
Apostleship and Authority
Konkani name: प्रेषितपण आनी अधिकार
Key terms: apostle, called
Review routing: Native speaker review
Paul defends his apostleship while grounding it entirely in grace, not merit or self-declared spiritual attainment (‘the least of the apostles… not I but the grace of God,’ 15:9-10) — distinct from a guru’s self-authorized spiritual authority.
Church as God’s People
Konkani name: देवाच्या प्रजे भशेन मंडळी
Key terms: church, saints, body_of_christ, divisions
Review routing: Native speaker review
The church is one new covenant community across former social divisions, not a caste-segregated or party-segregated assembly; directly relevant to Goa’s history of caste-based and Hindu/Catholic communal division.
Low Risk Doctrines
Christian Fellowship
Konkani name: ख्रिस्ती सहभागिता
Key terms: fellowship, the_collection, holy_kiss
Review routing: Automated review
Shared participation in Christ and mutual material care (the collection, 16:1-4); the holy kiss (16:20) should be culturally adapted to an equivalent warm, respectful greeting rather than rendered as a literal, uncommon public practice.
Mutual Edification and Order in Worship
Konkani name: एकामेकांची वाड आनी उपासनेंतलो सुवेव्यवस्था
Key terms: order, prophecy
Review routing: Automated review
Building up the whole congregation through orderly, intelligible worship; low doctrinal risk beyond ensuring ‘orderly’ is not read as rigid ritualism.
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