Passage
Romans 9
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Glossary Term
Abba
Preserve the Aramaic transliteration in Romans 8:15; a brief explanatory note on its intimate, filial meaning is needed, since it is not part of everyday Malayalam vocabulary for either Hindu or Muslim (Mappila) readers.
ROM.9.4
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Glossary Term
Adoption
ദത്തുപുത്രത്വം emphasizes full son-status with complete inheritance rights, more precise than the generic ദത്തെടുക്കല് (the ordinary word for adopting a child).
ROM.9.4
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Doctrine
Adoption into God's Family
Full son-status with complete inheritance rights; established Malayalam vocabulary with relatively low ambiguity.
ROM.9.4
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Glossary Term
Called
Context-sensitive: Romans 1:1 = called to apostleship; 1:7 = called to be saints; 8:28-30 = effectual calling to salvation.
ROM.9.11-12
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Glossary Term
Calling
Noun form for the act or state of being called by God.
ROM.9.11-12
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Glossary Term
Covenant
Relational covenant bond, more than a legal contract (കരാര്).
ROM.9.5
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Glossary Term
David
Established Malayalam Bible proper-name form.
ROM.9.5
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Doctrine
Davidic Covenant
Requires Old Testament background explanation; established Malayalam Bible vocabulary already exists for covenant concepts generally.
ROM.9.5
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Doctrine
Deity of Christ
CRITICAL: co-equal divine nature; must not be softened toward an avatar framework or reduced to "a great teacher."
ROM.9.5
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Doctrine
Divine Calling
God's sovereign, personal call must be distinguished from fatalistic idioms common in Malayalam popular speech (e.g.
ROM.9.11-12
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Doctrine
Effectual Calling
God's sovereign call that ensures the salvation of the called; not karma-determined destiny or popular fatalism.
ROM.9.11-12
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Glossary Term
Election
God's sovereign, personal choice; never വിധി (fate) or തലയെഴുത്ത് ("writing on the forehead," a common Malayalam fatalism idiom).
ROM.9.11-12
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Glossary Term
Father
God as personal Father; an established, unambiguous term.
ROM.9.4
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Glossary Term
Glory
God's radiant honor and presence; an established, low-ambiguity term.
ROM.9.5
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Glossary Term
God
ദൈവം is a comparatively neutral, shared word for God across Malayalam's religious communities, lower risk than equivalent terms in most other languages in this pipeline.
ROM.9.5
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Glossary Term
Messiah
CRITICAL: ക്രിസ്തു (Greek-derived, not Sanskrit-derived, reflecting the church's Greek/Syriac transmission route) is the standard rendering.
ROM.9.5
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Doctrine
Messianic Promise
CRITICAL: a specific Jewish Old Testament promise fulfilled exclusively in Jesus.
ROM.9.5
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Glossary Term
Seed Of David
Romans 1:3; conveys physical lineage and fulfillment of the Old Testament covenant promise to David.
ROM.9.5