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Cross-Reference Analysis

Cross-Reference and Theme Analysis: James — English → Korean

Method: Every Old Testament quotation, clear allusion, and typological pattern in James chapters 1–5 is catalogued below, chapter by chapter, with its OT source, its NT parallels (prioritizing books already in this language pipeline’s curriculum — Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians), and a translation-sensitivity note keyed to the risk vocabulary established in analysis/07_semantic_analysis.md, analysis/08_core_glossary.md, and the baseline translation_memory.json / doctrine_risk_registry.json. Citations use normalizable “Book Chapter:Verse” format (e.g., “Genesis 15:6,” “Galatians 2:16”) so they can be indexed programmatically in Phase 2.

No chapter of James was found to be without OT background; every chapter is represented below.


Part 1 — Chapter-by-Chapter OT Quotation and Allusion Matrix

James Chapter 1

Passage (James)ThemeRelated CharacterOT/NT ConnectionTranslation Sensitivity
James 1:1Trials and the Testing of Faith (setting)The twelve tribesAllusion: Genesis 49 (twelve tribes); Deuteronomy 28:64; Ezekiel 37:15-28 (regathering of a scattered people)Low. “Dispersion” (διασπορά) should be rendered 디아스포라 or 흩어져 있는 consistently with any OT/Acts usage elsewhere in the pipeline (cf. Acts 8:1 scattering of the church).
James 1:5Wisdom from AboveSolomon (typological background)Allusion: 1 Kings 3:9-12 (Solomon’s request for wisdom); Proverbs 2:3-6Medium. Establishes 지혜 (wisdom) as a gift asked of, and given generously by, God — not attained by human cleverness (처세술); see Chapter 3 for the doctrine’s full development.
James 1:10-11Favoritism and the Poor (reversal of status)Quotation/echo: Isaiah 40:6-8 (“All flesh is grass… the flower fades”); cf. Psalm 103:15-16Medium. The withering-flower image relativizes wealth and status; must not be softened into a generic memento-mori proverb divorced from its judgment-on-riches context (cf. James 5:1-6).
James 1:12Trials and the Testing of FaithAllusion: eschatological reward pattern, cf. Daniel 12:3; NT parallel Revelation 2:10 (outside this curriculum, note only)Low. 생명의 면류관 (crown of life) is an established KRV eschatological phrase; no collision.
James 1:17Trials and the Testing of Faith; Character of GodAllusion: Genesis 1:14-18 (God’s creation of the heavenly lights)Critical (per baseline Father entry). “Father of lights” (빛들의 아버지) draws on creation theology to stress God’s unchanging generosity; must be taught apart from any jesa/ancestor-rite framing of “Father.”
James 1:19-20Taming the Tongue (introduced)Echo: Proverbs 14:29; 15:1; 29:20; Ecclesiastes 7:9Low. Standard wisdom-literature parallel; no doctrinal risk.
James 1:27Favoritism and the PoorOrphans, widowsAllusion: Deuteronomy 10:18; 24:17-21; Exodus 22:22; Isaiah 1:17; Zechariah 7:10Medium. This is James’s programmatic definition of “pure religion” (경건); must retain the concrete, action-oriented OT social-justice background rather than reducing it to private piety.

James Chapter 2 (includes the core passage)

Passage (James)ThemeRelated CharacterOT/NT ConnectionTranslation Sensitivity
James 2:1Favoritism and the Poor; ChristologyAllusion: Psalm 24:7-10 (“the King of glory”); direct NT parallel 1 Corinthians 2:8 (“Lord of glory,” in this curriculum)High. “Lord of glory” (영광의 주) combines two Critical baseline terms (주님/영광); must retain full divine honor, not a merely honorific human title.
James 2:8Favoritism and the Poor; Faith and WorksDirect quotation: Leviticus 19:18 (“You shall love your neighbor as yourself”); quoted also at Matthew 22:39, Mark 12:31, Luke 10:27, Galatians 5:14, Romans 13:9High. This is a shared quotation across at least six books in this pipeline. See Part 3 rendering-consistency rule below — the Korean rendering of Leviticus 19:18 must be identical everywhere it is quoted.
James 2:11Faith and Works (the law as a unity)Direct quotation: Exodus 20:13-14 / Deuteronomy 5:17-18 (sixth and seventh commandments)Medium. 율법 (law) here functions as a unified whole — breaking one point breaks all; reinforce baseline caution against reducing 율법 to a Confucian ritual-propriety code (예).
James 2:14-26 (core passage)Faith and WorksAbraham, RahabSee Part 2 below for full quotation treatmentCritical throughout — see semantic analysis Part 1.
James 2:21Faith and WorksAbraham, IsaacNarrative reference/typology: Genesis 22:1-14 (the Akedah); typological parallel to John 3:16, Romans 8:32 (“he who did not spare his own Son”)Critical. See Part 2, Typology section below.
James 2:23Faith and WorksAbrahamDirect quotation: Genesis 15:6; quoted also at Romans 4:3, Galatians 3:6Critical. The Korean rendering 의로 여기심을 받았느니라 must be verbatim-identical in James, Romans, and Galatians renderings of this verse.
James 2:23Faith and WorksAbrahamAllusion: 2 Chronicles 20:7, Isaiah 41:8 (“Abraham my friend”); lexical NT parallel John 15:14-15 (Jesus calls disciples “friends,” φίλοι)Medium. The 벗 (friend) rendering should be noted as sharing its root concept with John 15:14-15’s φίλος usage, reinforcing (without requiring identical wording, since John’s context differs) the relational-intimacy theme threading through the canon.
James 2:25Faith and WorksRahabNarrative reference: Joshua 2:1-21; Joshua 6:22-25; NT parallel Matthew 1:5 (Rahab in the genealogy of Christ, in this curriculum)Medium. Ties James’s Rahab example to the Matthew genealogy already in this pipeline; reinforces the Unity-of-Jews-and-Gentiles doctrine established in the Romans baseline.

James Chapter 3

Passage (James)ThemeRelated CharacterOT/NT ConnectionTranslation Sensitivity
James 3:1Taming the TongueTeachersAllusion: Ezekiel 33:6-9 (the watchman’s accountability); NT parallel Luke 12:47-48Low-Medium. Establishes stricter accountability for those who teach; connects to Wisdom-from-Above doctrine’s concern for right speech.
James 3:6Taming the TongueBackground: Joshua 15:8 (Valley of Hinnom geography); Jeremiah 7:31-32; 19:2-6; Isaiah 66:24; direct NT parallel Matthew 5:22, Mark 9:43-48 (in this curriculum)High. 지옥 (Gehenna) must be taught consistently with its usage in the Matthew and Mark curricula already in this pipeline — the same place/reality of final judgment, not a rhetorical intensifier.
James 3:9Taming the TongueDirect allusion: Genesis 1:26-27 (“in the likeness of God”); Genesis 9:6High. Grounds human dignity theologically (하나님의 형상/모양); must not be flattened into a generic ethical-courtesy norm.
James 3:18Wisdom from AboveEcho: Proverbs 11:30; Isaiah 32:17 (“the effect of righteousness will be peace”)Medium. 의의 열매/화평 pairing should be checked against the baseline’s Romans 5:1 화평 usage for consistency of the peace-through-righteousness logic.

James Chapter 4

Passage (James)ThemeRelated CharacterOT/NT ConnectionTranslation Sensitivity
James 4:4Worldliness versus Friendship with GodTypological background: Hosea 1-3; Ezekiel 16; Jeremiah 3:1-10 (Israel as unfaithful spouse)High. “Adulteresses” (간음하는 여인들아) must preserve the covenant-marriage-unfaithfulness image; do not euphemize.
James 4:5Worldliness versus Friendship with GodDisputed/paraphrased citation — no single exact OT verse matches; possible background in Exodus 20:5, Deuteronomy 4:24 (God as a jealous God) or Genesis 6:3/Numbers 11:29 (human spirit)High — exegetical crux. Flag for theologian review: this is presented as if quoting Scripture (“Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says…”) but no exact verbal match exists in the OT; teaching must not overstate certainty about a single source text, and must clarify whether “the spirit” refers to God’s Spirit (성령) or the human spirit — do not default to 성령 without confirming referent (see baseline glossary note).
James 4:6Worldliness versus Friendship with God; GraceDirect quotation: Proverbs 3:34 (“God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble”)Critical (per baseline Grace entry). 은혜 here is explicitly set against pride/self-exaltation — reinforces the non-transactional nature of grace against the 기복신앙 collision risk.
James 4:13-16Worldliness versus Friendship with GodEcho: Proverbs 27:1; conceptual NT parallel Luke 12:16-20 (Parable of the Rich Fool, in this curriculum)Medium. Should be cross-referenced with the Luke parable for teaching consistency on presumption about the future.
James 4:14Worldliness versus Friendship with GodEcho: Job 7:7; Psalm 102:3; Psalm 144:4Low.

James Chapter 5

Passage (James)ThemeRelated CharacterOT/NT ConnectionTranslation Sensitivity
James 5:1-6Favoritism and the PoorRich oppressorsAllusion: Leviticus 19:13; Deuteronomy 24:14-15; Malachi 3:5; Amos 8:4-6; Isaiah 5:8-10High. This is a prophetic judgment oracle; must retain its OT prophetic-indictment register, not be softened into general financial advice. Directly refutes wealth-as-blessing (ties to 기복신앙 caution).
James 5:2-3Favoritism and the PoorEcho: Job 13:28; Isaiah 50:9; 51:8; direct NT parallel Matthew 6:19-20 (treasures on earth vs. heaven, in this curriculum)Medium. Cross-reference the Matthew treasures-in-heaven teaching for consistent vocabulary on moth/rust imagery.
James 5:4Favoritism and the PoorAllusion: Isaiah 5:9 (LXX “Lord of Sabaoth”); Deuteronomy 24:15 (the worker’s wage “crying out”)Medium. 만군의 주 is an established OT-tradition Korean title; confirm consistency with any OT-quotation conventions elsewhere in the pipeline.
James 5:10Patience and the Lord’s ReturnThe prophetsGeneral allusion to the OT prophetic tradition (e.g., Jeremiah’s suffering, Elijah’s suffering)Low.
James 5:11Patience and the Lord’s ReturnJobNarrative reference: Job (whole book), esp. Job 42:10-17 (“the purpose/outcome of the Lord”)Medium. See Typology section below — Job’s vindication after suffering typologically anticipates the believer’s hope in Christ’s return.
James 5:11Patience and the Lord’s Return; Character of GodAllusion: Exodus 34:6; Psalm 103:8; Psalm 111:4Medium. KRV’s idiomatic phrase 자비하신 here applies to God’s own character; flag for reviewer awareness of the separately-flagged Buddhist-collision risk on the noun 자비 (see Mercy/긍휼 entry) — the adjectival divine-character usage here is an established, low-collision exception, but must not be confused with the technical noun.
James 5:12Patience and the Lord’s ReturnAllusion: Leviticus 19:12; Numbers 30:2; Deuteronomy 23:21-23; Ecclesiastes 5:4-5; direct NT parallel Matthew 5:34-37 (in this curriculum)Low-Medium. Cross-reference Matthew’s oath-teaching for vocabulary consistency (맹세하다).
James 5:14Prayer and HealingEldersBackground practice: 1 Kings 1:39 (anointing); Isaiah 1:6 (oil for wounds); direct NT parallel Mark 6:13 (disciples anointing the sick with oil, in this curriculum)Critical. See semantic analysis note on 기름을 바르다 — cross-reference Mark’s anointing practice for consistent teaching that the oil is not a talismanic medium of power.
James 5:17-18Prayer and HealingElijahNarrative reference/typology: 1 Kings 17:1; 18:1; 18:41-45; direct NT parallel Luke 4:25-26 (Jesus references Elijah’s drought, in this curriculum)Medium. James explicitly notes Elijah “was a man with a nature like ours” (5:17) — this democratizing point (ordinary believers share the same access to effective prayer) must be preserved, not read as elevating Elijah to a shamanistic special-power status.
James 5:20Confession and RestorationEcho/possible quotation: Proverbs 10:12 (“love covers all offenses”); conceptual NT parallel 1 Peter 4:8 (outside this curriculum, note only)Medium. Must not be read as self-generated merit (karmic-transaction collision, cf. 업/업보 caution on 행위).

Part 2 — The Core Passage’s OT Quotations in Full: James 2:14-26

Because James 2:14-26 is this curriculum’s theological anchor, its two direct OT quotations receive dedicated cross-reference treatment beyond the matrix above.

Genesis 15:6 (quoted at James 2:23)

  • Normalized citations: James 2:23; Genesis 15:6; Romans 4:3; Galatians 3:6.
  • Greek (James/Romans/Galatians all use the LXX-derived clause): ἐπίστευσεν δὲ Ἀβραὰμ τῷ θεῷ, καὶ ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ εἰς δικαιοσύνην.
  • Established Korean rendering (baseline translation_memory.json, term imputed_righteousness): 의로 여기심 (uiro yeogisim); full clause: 아브라함이 하나님을 믿으매 그것이 그에게 의로 여기신 바 되었느니라 (KRV form).
  • Rendering-consistency rule: This exact Korean clause MUST be used verbatim in James 2:23, Romans 4:3, and Galatians 3:6 wherever this curriculum or the Romans-baseline curriculum quotes it. No paraphrase variation is permitted between documents. Any deviation must be flagged for mandatory human theologian review before publication.
  • Theological load: This is the single textual anchor proving James does not contradict Paul’s doctrine of imputed righteousness — both authors quote the identical verse as their proof text for Abraham’s justification. James’s subsequent argument (vv. 22, 24) describes what genuine, imputation-receiving faith goes on to produce, not an alternative to imputation.

Genesis 22:1-14 (the Akedah — narrative reference at James 2:21)

  • Normalized citations: James 2:21; Genesis 22:1-14; typological parallel Romans 8:32; John 3:16.
  • Not a verbal quotation but a narrative allusion. James assumes his readers know the Genesis 22 account of Abraham offering Isaac in full detail.
  • Typological note: Early Christian and much subsequent teaching has read Abraham’s willingness to offer his “only son” (Genesis 22:2, cf. Hebrews 11:17, outside this curriculum) as a type anticipating God’s own sacrifice of his Son in Romans 8:32 and John 3:16 (both accessible in this pipeline’s other curricula). This typological connection may be taught alongside James 2:21 as an enrichment, but must not be allowed to overshadow James’s own stated point in context: Abraham’s action in Genesis 22 vindicates/demonstrates a faith already reckoned righteous in Genesis 15:6, years earlier.
  • Rendering note: 제단 (altar, θυσιαστήριον) — see semantic analysis note on the jesa-root collision; teach this altar as an act of worship/obedience to 하나님, not a jesa-style memorial rite.

Leviticus 19:18 (quoted at James 2:8)

  • Normalized citations: James 2:8; Leviticus 19:18; Matthew 22:39; Mark 12:31; Luke 10:27; Romans 13:9; Galatians 5:14.
  • Greek: ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν.
  • Established/expected Korean rendering: 네 이웃을 네 몸과 같이 사랑하라 (KRV standard rendering used across the whole Korean Bible tradition).
  • Rendering-consistency rule: This is the single most cross-curricular quotation in this entire pipeline, appearing in six books under active translation (James, Matthew, Mark, Luke, Romans, Galatians). The Korean rendering must be word-for-word identical in every one of these six occurrences. This should be the first entry verified in any cross-document consistency audit at Phase 2 Step 17.
  • Theological load in James specifically: James calls this the “royal law” (νόμος βασιλικός, 최고의 법) and uses it to ground his condemnation of favoritism (2:1-13) — loving one’s neighbor without partiality is the standard against which honoring the rich and dishonoring the poor is judged and found wanting.

Part 3 — Messianic and Christological References in James

James contains comparatively few explicit messianic-prophecy-fulfillment citations (unlike, e.g., Matthew’s formula quotations), but several titles and structural moments carry significant Christological weight:

ReferenceTitle/ContentCross-ReferenceTranslation Sensitivity
James 1:1”servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ”Parallel self-designation: Romans 1:1 (Paul, “servant of Christ Jesus”)Low. Reuse baseline 주님/예수/그리스도 renderings exactly.
James 2:1”our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory”Psalm 24:7-10; 1 Corinthians 2:8High. See Part 1 chapter-2 table entry above.
James 5:7-8”the coming (παρουσία) of the Lord is at hand”Eschatological hope shared across the NT; cf. teaching in Matthew 24, Luke 21 (in this curriculum)Medium. 주의 강림 is an established, low-collision Korean eschatological term (see semantic analysis); ensure consistency with any Second Coming material in the Matthew/Mark/Luke curricula.
James 5:14”anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord”Invocation of Christ’s authority in healing prayer; cf. Mark 6:13; Acts (healing in Jesus’ name, e.g. Acts 3:6, in this curriculum)Critical. See Part 1 chapter-5 table entry above.

Part 4 — Typological Patterns

  1. Abraham offering Isaac (Genesis 22) → God’s sacrifice of his Son (Romans 8:32; John 3:16). Teach as enrichment, not as the primary point James is making (see Part 2 above).
  2. Rahab, a Gentile and a woman of ill repute, justified/vindicated by faith-with-works (Joshua 2; James 2:25) → the unity of Jews and Gentiles in the gospel (Romans, esp. the baseline’s unity_of_jews_and_gentiles doctrine) and her inclusion in Christ’s genealogy (Matthew 1:5). James deliberately pairs a patriarch (Abraham) with a Gentile ex-prostitute (Rahab) as parallel proofs that justifying, works-evidencing faith is not a matter of ethnic pedigree or moral history.
  3. Job’s endurance and eventual vindication (Job, esp. 42:10-17) → the believer’s hope of vindication at the Lord’s return (James 5:7-11), paralleling the suffering-then-glory pattern taught in Romans 8:18-25. Job functions as a type of the patient sufferer whose vindication is entirely of the Lord’s initiative, not self-secured.
  4. Elijah’s ordinary humanity and effective prayer (1 Kings 17-18; James 5:17-18) → the democratization of intercessory access for every believer (cf. baseline’s intercession doctrine note distinguishing direct prayer to God from a mudang’s ritual mediation). James’s explicit point (“a man with a nature like ours”) forecloses any reading of Elijah as a spiritually elite figure with unique ritual power — directly relevant to the Korean shamanistic-power collision risk already flagged for 능력/영력 in the baseline.

Part 5 — Parallels to Other Curricula in This Language Pipeline

James ReferenceParallel Passage (this pipeline)Shared ThemeRendering-Consistency Note
James 2:8Matthew 22:39; Mark 12:31; Luke 10:27; Romans 13:9; Galatians 5:14Love of neighbor as summary of the lawLeviticus 19:18 quotation must be verbatim-identical across all six passages (see Part 2 above).
James 2:23Romans 4:3; Galatians 3:6Abraham’s imputed righteousnessGenesis 15:6 quotation must be verbatim-identical across all three passages (see Part 2 above).
James 2:14-26 (χωρὶς ἔργων, “apart from works”)Romans 3:28; Galatians 2:16 (“justified… not by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ”)Faith and works in justificationThe preposition-phrase rendering ~ 없이 (apart from) established in the semantic analysis must match the Romans-baseline rendering of the identical Greek construction in Romans 3:28. Galatians 2:16’s parallel phrase should also be checked for consistency when that curriculum is translated.
James 2:14-26 (esp. v.24)Ephesians 2:8-10 (“by grace you have been saved through faith… not a result of works… created for good works”)Harmonization of grace, faith, and worksThis is the single most important harmonizing cross-reference for Korean learners troubled by James 2’s apparent tension with Paul. Flag for mandatory inclusion in any teaching note on James 2:24: Ephesians 2:8-10 shows Paul himself holds both truths — salvation is not of works (v.9) and is for works (v.10) — in the same breath, exactly as James does.
James 2:51 Corinthians 1:26-29 (God’s choice of “what is low and despised”)God’s regard for the poor over worldly statusReinforces the Favoritism-and-the-Poor doctrine’s challenge to status-based religion; both passages should use consistent 가난한 자/낮은 자 vocabulary.
James 2:23 (“friend of God,” φίλος θεοῦ)John 15:14-15 (Jesus calls disciples “friends,” φίλοι)Relational intimacy with GodBoth use φίλος-family vocabulary; Korean 벗 may be used for John 15 as well if that curriculum’s register allows, to preserve the canonical friendship-with-God motif James 2:23/4:4 depends on. Confirm with the John curriculum’s own glossary when translated.
James 3:6Matthew 5:22; Mark 9:43-48Gehenna/hell as final judgment지옥 (Gehenna) rendering must match whatever is established in the Matthew and Mark curricula for consistency across the pipeline.
James 3:9Genesis 1:26-27 (via Matthew/Mark/Luke’s broader creation theology)Human dignity as image-bearersNo direct NT quotation in this curriculum list, but the doctrine should be taught consistently with any “image of God” material appearing elsewhere.
James 4:6Proverbs 3:34 (also quoted 1 Peter 5:5, outside this curriculum — note only)Grace opposes prideConfirm 은혜/교만 vocabulary matches baseline Romans usage exactly.
James 4:13-16Luke 12:16-20 (Parable of the Rich Fool)Presumption about the future vs. dependence on God’s willCross-reference for consistent teaching on 주의 뜻이면 (“if the Lord wills”).
James 5:2-3Matthew 6:19-20Treasures on earth vs. heavenCross-reference moth/rust imagery vocabulary.
James 5:12Matthew 5:34-37Oaths and truthful speechCross-reference 맹세하다 vocabulary.
James 5:14Mark 6:13Anointing with oil in healing ministryCross-reference 기름을 바르다 vocabulary and the Critical shamanism-collision teaching note.
James 5:17-18Luke 4:25-26Elijah as example, ordinary human access to God’s powerCross-reference 능력/기도 vocabulary; reinforce non-shamanistic framing.
James (author’s traditional identity)Acts 15:13-21 (James’s speech at the Jerusalem Council)Pastoral authority and voice of the letter’s authorBackground/contextual note only — no shared quotation, but helpful for teaching material establishing authorial voice and setting; no specific rendering risk.

Part 6 — Citation Format and Korean Book-Name Conventions

Extending the baseline’s book-name table (12_ai_translation_requirements.md) to cover every OT/NT book referenced in this analysis:

EnglishKorean
James야고보서
Genesis창세기
Exodus출애굽기
Leviticus레위기
Numbers민수기
Deuteronomy신명기
Joshua여호수아
1 Kings열왕기상
Job욥기
Psalms시편
Proverbs잠언
Ecclesiastes전도서
Isaiah이사야서
Jeremiah예레미야
Ezekiel에스겔
Hosea호세아
Joel요엘서
Amos아모스
Zechariah스가랴
Malachi말라기
Matthew마태복음
Mark마가복음
Luke누가복음
John요한복음
Acts사도행전
Romans로마서
1 Corinthians고린도전서
2 Corinthians고린도후서
Galatians갈라디아서
Ephesians에베소서

All cross-references in Phase 2 output must cite in the format “야고보서 2:23” (Korean book name + Arabic chapter:verse), matching the baseline’s Cross-Reference Preservation Rule of retaining Arabic numerals for verse citation.


Summary: Rendering-Consistency Rules for Shared Quotations

  1. Leviticus 19:18 (“love your neighbor as yourself”) — identical Korean rendering required across James 2:8, Matthew 22:39, Mark 12:31, Luke 10:27, Romans 13:9, Galatians 5:14.
  2. Genesis 15:6 (“reckoned to him as righteousness”) — identical Korean rendering required across James 2:23, Romans 4:3, Galatians 3:6.
  3. Proverbs 3:34 (“God opposes the proud, gives grace to the humble”) — identical Korean rendering required at James 4:6 wherever else this curriculum set may quote it in the future (e.g., a 1 Peter curriculum, not currently in scope).
  4. The χωρίς ἔργων (“apart from works”) construction — must use the same Korean preposition-phrase (~없이) as Romans 3:28’s structurally identical χωρίς clause.
  5. The δικαιόω (“justified”) word-family — must render identically as 의롭다 하심 in every James 2:14-26 occurrence and every Romans occurrence, with the apparent tension resolved by mandatory teaching notes, never by silently varying the Korean term.
  6. Gehenna/지옥 — must match whatever rendering is finalized in the Matthew and Mark curricula when those documents are translated in this pipeline.
  7. φίλος/벗 (“friend”) — James 2:23 (“friend of God”) and James 4:4 (“friendship with the world”) must share the root 벗; John 15:14-15’s φίλος usage should be checked for compatibility when the John curriculum is translated.
  8. All messianic/Christological titles (주님, 그리스도, 하나님의 아들, 영광의 주) must reuse the baseline Romans renderings exactly, with no James-specific variation.

This document extends, and does not contradict, analysis/07_semantic_analysis.md, analysis/08_core_glossary.md, and the baseline Romans Language Package. All rendering-consistency rules above must be enforced at Phase 2 Step 17’s Doctrinal Fidelity Review, and any deviation flagged for mandatory human theologian review.

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