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 | 12 | Human theologian, every occurrence | Salvation, Adoption, Incarnation, Deity of Christ, Sonship of Christ, Resurrection of Christ, Lordship of Christ, Mission to the Nations, Evangelism, Church as God’s People |
| High | 17 | Human theologian | Gospel, Grace, Faith, Sanctification, Universal Scope of the Gospel, Assurance of Salvation, Christ-Centered Ministry |
| Medium | 8 | Native speaker review | Divine Calling, Sainthood, Peace with God, Prayer and Intercession, Kingdom Mission |
| Low | 3 | Automated review only | Thanksgiving, Mutual Edification, Christian Fellowship |
Why Critical doctrines cluster where they do
Pashto’s twelve Critical-risk doctrines fall into three distinct clusters, the most of any language in this batch. The first (Incarnation, Deity, Sonship, Resurrection, Lordship of Christ) traces to the shared tawhid objection found across Sunni Islam. The second (Salvation, Adoption, Obedience of Faith) traces to Pashtunwali’s own honor-shame and tribal-genealogy frameworks, which reshape how forensic and familial doctrines are received even when correctly translated. The third, and the reason Pashto’s Critical count exceeds every other language in this batch, is severe real-world persecution risk: Mission to the Nations, Evangelism, and Church as God’s People are Critical primarily because of the physical danger this material’s use could create for readers in restrictive contexts, not primarily because of a competing theological claim.
Review routing rationale
Critical and High risk doctrines (29 of 40) require mandatory human theologian review because an automated or native-speaker-only check could confirm the Pashto is fluent and even culturally resonant (via the honor-shame or nanawatai bridges) without catching either a subtle doctrinal drift or a real safety hazard in how the material could be used. Native speaker review is sufficient for Medium-risk doctrines, where the concern is cultural calibration of a positive analogy (like nanawatai for intercession) rather than doctrinal contradiction or safety risk.