Cross-Reference Analysis
Acts — Cross-Reference and Theme Analysis (Phase 1, Step 3)
Method
This document catalogs every Old Testament quotation and clear allusion in every chapter of Acts (1–28), identifies messianic references and typological patterns, and cross-references each to parallel usage in the Romans Language Package curriculum (already delivered in the baseline) so that shared quotations, doctrines, and vocabulary are rendered with cross-document consistency. Where Acts and Romans cite the same OT text, the Romanian rendering must be identical across both curricula. Where Acts and Romans cite different texts from the same OT book on a related theme (e.g., Habakkuk), the analysis flags this explicitly so translators do not conflate distinct citations.
Chapters with no direct OT quotation are explicitly marked “reviewed — allusion only” or “reviewed — no OT citation,” per the full-book-coverage mandate.
Part 1 — Direct Old Testament Quotations in Acts (Chapter Order)
| Acts Passage | OT Source | Theme / Doctrine | Character(s) | Messianic / Typological Significance | Romans Parallel | Translation Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acts 1:20 | Psalm 69:25; Psalm 109:8 | Apostolic succession, divine sovereignty in betrayal | Peter, Judas | Judas’s fall and replacement read as prophetically anticipated | No direct Romans parallel; conceptually related to providence (Romans 8:28) | Low risk; standard imprecatory-psalm citation applied narrowly to Judas, not a general model for cursing enemies — a brief teaching note prevents over-application. |
| Acts 2:17-21 | Joel 2:28-32 | The Holy Spirit and Pentecost; universal outpouring | Peter | Fulfillment of the promised “last days” outpouring of the Spirit on “all flesh” | Acts 2:21’s closing line (“whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved”) is the same citation (Joel 2:32) quoted at Romans 10:13 | Critical. Must render Acts 2:21 identically to Romans 10:13: “oricine va chema Numele Domnului va fi mântuit.” Universal scope (“oricine”/“tot”) must never be narrowed. |
| Acts 2:25-28 | Psalm 16:8-11 | Resurrection of Christ | Peter, David (as speaker in the Psalm) | David’s psalm reinterpreted as prophecy of the Messiah’s bodily resurrection (David himself “saw corruption,” v.31) | Conceptually parallel to resurrection (Critical, Romans TM); no identical Romans citation, but doctrinal precision rules are identical | Critical. “Nu vei lăsa sfântul Tău să vadă putrezirea” — must retain bodily, historical resurrection precision per the baseline’s resurrection entry. |
| Acts 2:30 | 2 Samuel 7:12-16; Psalm 132:11 | Davidic Covenant | Peter, David | God’s oath to David grounds the Messiah’s resurrection and enthronement | Parallels davidic_covenant/seed_of_david (Medium, Romans TM: Romans 1:3) | Medium. Requires the same OT covenant background flagged in the Romans baseline for seed_of_david. |
| Acts 2:34-35 | Psalm 110:1 | Lordship and exaltation of Christ | Peter | ”Sit at my right hand” — enthronement of the Messiah as Lord | Same psalm (Psalm 110:1) underlies lord/exaltation language throughout Romans (cf. Romans 8:34’s “at the right hand of God”) | Critical. Must cohere with “Domnul” (Critical, Romans TM) and the exaltation language of Romans 8:34. |
| Acts 3:13 | Exodus 3:6, 15 | Continuity of the God of the patriarchs | Peter | ”The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob” identifies the God who raised Jesus with Israel’s covenant God | Parallels the patriarchal-continuity assumption of Romans 4 (Abraham) and Romans 9:4-5 | Low. “Dumnezeul lui Avraam, Isaac și Iacov” — use established Romanian Orthodox patriarchal names (Avraam, not Abraam). |
| Acts 3:22-23 | Deuteronomy 18:15, 18-19 | Messianic Promise; Prophet-like-Moses typology | Peter, Moses | Jesus fulfills the promise of a definitive prophet like Moses whom Israel must heed | No direct Romans citation; conceptually parallel to messiah (Critical, Romans TM) | High. Establishes a specific typological title (“the Prophet”) distinct from, but related to, “Mesia”; a translator note should distinguish “prophet like Moses” from the general term prophet (Low, Romans TM). |
| Acts 3:25 | Genesis 22:18 (cf. Genesis 12:3, 26:4) | Abrahamic Covenant; Gospel to Jews and Gentiles | Peter, Abraham | ”In your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed” — the Abrahamic covenant’s universal scope, now realized in Christ | Distinct from, but thematically parallel to, Romans 4’s use of Genesis 15:6 (Abraham’s faith credited as righteousness, quoted also in Galatians 3:6) | High. Do not conflate this Genesis 22:18 (covenant-blessing) citation with the Genesis 15:6 (faith-credited-as-righteousness) citation used in Romans 4 — both are Abrahamic but make distinct doctrinal points (universal blessing vs. imputed righteousness). |
| Acts 4:11 | Psalm 118:22 | Rejection and vindication of the Messiah; Stone typology | Peter | ”The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone” — applied to Jesus’ rejection by the Jerusalem authorities and his subsequent vindication | Romans 9:33 quotes a different “stone” text (Isaiah 8:14 / Isaiah 28:16, “a stone of stumbling”) on the same Stone-typology theme | High. Do not conflate Psalm 118:22 (Acts 4:11) with Isaiah 8:14/28:16 (Romans 9:33); both belong to a shared NT “stone” typology (cf. also 1 Peter 2:6-8) but are distinct citations requiring separate, precise rendering. |
| Acts 4:25-26 | Psalm 2:1-2 | Opposition of the nations to God’s Anointed | Peter and John (in prayer) | The rulers’ conspiracy against Jesus fulfills the psalm’s pattern of worldly rebellion against God’s Messiah (“His Anointed,” τὸν χριστὸν αὐτοῦ) | Conceptually parallel to messiah (Critical, Romans TM); Psalm 2:7 is separately quoted at Acts 13:33 | Medium. Keep “Unsul Său” (His Anointed) distinguishable from the titular “Hristos”/“Mesia” usage elsewhere. |
| Acts 7:3 | Genesis 12:1 | Abraham’s call | Stephen | God’s call of Abraham out of his homeland, opening Stephen’s historical recital | Parallels Romans 4’s Abraham narrative | Low. |
| Acts 7:6-7 | Genesis 15:13-14 | Egyptian bondage and deliverance foretold | Stephen | God’s prior announcement of exile and deliverance — establishes the pattern of promise-then-fulfillment central to Acts’ argument | Background to Romans 4:13’s “promise to Abraham” | Low. |
| Acts 7:32 | Exodus 3:6 | Burning bush; God of the patriarchs | Stephen, Moses | Reinforces continuity with Acts 3:13 | See Acts 3:13 above | Low. |
| Acts 7:33-34 | Exodus 3:5, 7-8, 10 | The Exodus deliverance | Stephen, Moses | Moses as deliverer-type, prefiguring Christ | Typological background to salvation (Critical, Romans TM) | Medium — deliverance/Exodus typology should be flagged as a background pattern for salvation, not confused with the term’s forensic Romans usage. |
| Acts 7:37 | Deuteronomy 18:15 | Messianic Promise; Prophet-like-Moses | Stephen | Repeats the same Mosaic-prophet typology as Acts 3:22 | See Acts 3:22-23 above | High. Must render identically to Acts 3:22 within this curriculum. |
| Acts 7:40 | Exodus 32:1 | Israel’s idolatry (golden calf) | Stephen | Historical indictment of covenant unfaithfulness, part of Stephen’s larger charge of persistent resistance to the Spirit | Parallels Romans 1:23’s idolatry indictment | Low. |
| Acts 7:42-43 | Amos 5:25-27 | Idolatry and exile | Stephen | God’s judgment (exile to Babylon) as consequence of persistent idolatry | Parallels Romans 1:18-32’s wrath-idolatry sequence | Medium. |
| Acts 7:49-50 | Isaiah 66:1-2 | God’s transcendence over any single temple/building | Stephen | Grounds Stephen’s charge that his accusers wrongly localize God to the Jerusalem temple — anticipates the gospel’s move beyond a fixed geographic/cultic center | No direct Romans parallel; conceptually related to church (Medium, Romans TM) avoiding institutional/localized over-reading | Medium. In an Orthodox context where the church building and its consecrated space carry strong devotional weight, this text must be taught carefully as Stephen’s specific argument against a particular first-century misunderstanding (that God is bound to one physical temple), not as a general devaluation of sacred space or church architecture. |
| Acts 8:32-33 | Isaiah 53:7-8 | Suffering Servant; Messianic Promise | Philip, the Ethiopian eunuch | The Isaianic Suffering Servant explicitly identified as Jesus — direct messianic-prophecy fulfillment, central Servant-typology text | No direct Romans citation of Isaiah 53, though Romans 4:25 (“delivered up for our trespasses”) echoes Isaiah 53:5,12’s substitutionary language conceptually | Critical. This is one of the clearest direct messianic-fulfillment texts in Acts; must be flagged for theologian review and rendered with full doctrinal precision — the Servant’s silent, substitutionary suffering fulfilled specifically and exclusively in Christ. |
| Acts 10:34-35 | (echoing) Deuteronomy 10:17; 2 Chronicles 19:7 | Impartiality of God; Gospel to Jews and Gentiles | Peter, Cornelius | God’s impartiality, already an OT theme, is now applied programmatically to Gentile inclusion | Romans 2:11 states the identical proposition (“God shows no partiality”) in nearly identical wording | Critical. Acts 10:34 and Romans 2:11 must be rendered identically: “Dumnezeu nu este părtinitor.” This is a cross-curriculum consistency requirement, not merely a stylistic preference. |
| Acts 13:22 | 1 Samuel 13:14; Psalm 89:20 | Davidic Covenant | Paul | ”A man after my heart” — David’s divine election as king, grounding the Davidic-Messianic line | Parallels david/davidic_covenant (Low/Medium, Romans TM) | Low. |
| Acts 13:33 | Psalm 2:7 | Sonship of Christ; Resurrection | Paul | ”You are my Son, today I have begotten you” — applied to the resurrection as the Father’s decisive vindication/enthronement of the Son | Conceptually parallel to Romans 1:4 (“declared to be the Son of God … by his resurrection”) — same doctrinal claim, different OT citation | Critical. Must use “Fiul lui Dumnezeu” (Critical, Romans TM) rendering conventions; teach as the same doctrinal moment Romans 1:4 describes without a shared verbatim OT citation. |
| Acts 13:34 | Isaiah 55:3 | Davidic Covenant; resurrection guarantee | Paul | ”The holy and sure blessings of David” — God’s covenant promises to David guaranteed through the Messiah’s resurrection (incorruptibility) | Parallels covenant/davidic_covenant (High/Medium, Romans TM) | Medium. |
| Acts 13:35 | Psalm 16:10 | Resurrection of Christ | Paul | Same citation as Acts 2:27,31 — Paul repeats Peter’s Pentecost argument in his own sermon | Internal Acts consistency requirement; see Acts 2:25-28 above | Critical. Must be rendered identically to Acts 2:27/2:31 within this curriculum. |
| Acts 13:41 | Habakkuk 1:5 | Warning against unbelief/scoffing | Paul | A warning that God’s astonishing work may provoke scoffing rejection rather than faith | Romans 1:17 quotes a different verse from the same OT book, Habakkuk 2:4 (“the righteous shall live by faith”) — the curriculum’s foundational thesis-statement citation | High. Must NOT be confused with or conflated with Habakkuk 2:4 (Romans 1:17). Both are from Habakkuk but carry entirely different doctrinal content (warning against scoffing vs. the righteous-by-faith thesis); flag distinctly in any teaching material referencing “Habakkuk” across both curricula. |
| Acts 13:47 | Isaiah 49:6 | Gospel to Jews and Gentiles; Great Commission | Paul, Barnabas | ”A light for the Gentiles” — Servant-mission language applied to the apostolic mission itself | Thematically parallel to Romans 15:9-12’s OT catena on Gentile inclusion (which cites Deuteronomy 32:43, Psalm 18:49, Psalm 117:1, Isaiah 11:10 — distinct verses, same theme) | Medium. Same theme, different specific citations from Romans 15 — do not conflate the citations, but the doctrinal point (Gentile inclusion rooted in OT prophecy) should be taught as unified. |
| Acts 15:16-18 | Amos 9:11-12 | Restoration of David’s fallen tent; Gentile inclusion | James | The prophetic promise of a rebuilt “tent of David” is applied to the Gentile-inclusive, Spirit-constituted church | No direct Romans citation; conceptually parallel to Romans 11’s olive-tree argument (Jew-Gentile unity within one restored people) | High. Requires OT background (Davidic collapse in exile, promised restoration); central proof-text for the Jerusalem Council’s ruling and for “Justification apart from the Law.” |
| Acts 23:5 | Exodus 22:28 | Respect for civil/religious authority | Paul | Paul’s citation acknowledging the wrongness of reviling a ruler, even one wrongly striking him | Parallels Romans 13:1-7’s teaching on submission to governing authority | Low. |
| Acts 28:26-27 | Isaiah 6:9-10 | Partial hardening of Israel; the ongoing offer to the Gentiles | Paul | The closing citation of Acts: Israel’s partial, judicial hardening (“hearing they shall not understand”) that nonetheless does not close the door to Gentile reception (“this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles”) | Romans 11:8 makes the identical doctrinal point (partial, purposeful hardening of Israel — not final rejection) but quotes different OT texts (Deuteronomy 29:4 and Isaiah 29:10) | Critical. Do not conflate the specific citation (Isaiah 6:9-10) with Romans 11:8’s citations; however, the underlying doctrine — Israel’s hardening is partial and purposeful, not evidence of final divine rejection, and the door to Jew and Gentile alike remains open — must be taught consistently across both curricula per the baseline’s election/effectual_calling cautions against both strict monergism and denial of divine sovereignty. |
Part 2 — Clear Old Testament Allusions Without Direct Quotation
| Acts Passage | OT Allusion | Theme | Character | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acts 1:9-11 | 2 Kings 2:11 (Elijah’s ascent); Daniel 7:13 (the Son of Man with the clouds) | Ascension | Jesus, the apostles | Ascension typology; connects to incarnation/exaltation doctrine cluster. Reviewed — allusion only. |
| Acts 2:1-4 | Genesis 11:1-9 (Babel) | Reversal of linguistic confusion through Spirit-given comprehensible speech | The gathered believers | Structural/literary reversal, not a quotation; already flagged in 07_semantic_analysis.md. |
| Acts 2:19-20 | Joel 2:30-31 (within the same Joel citation) | Cosmic eschatological signs | Peter | Included within the Joel 2:28-32 quotation block above. |
| Acts 5:1-11 | Joshua 7 (Achan); implicit | Divine judgment on deceit within the covenant community | Ananias, Sapphira | Reviewed — allusion only; no direct citation. |
| Acts 6:14 | Daniel 7 / Temple-destruction expectation motifs | False accusation of Stephen regarding the temple and the law | Stephen | Reviewed — allusion only. |
| Acts 8:27-39 (background) | Deuteronomy 23:1; Isaiah 56:3-5 | Eunuch’s inclusion despite Deuteronomic exclusion, reversed by Isaiah | The Ethiopian eunuch | Reviewed above under 08_core_glossary.md’s “eunuch” entry; strengthens, but is distinct from, the Isaiah 53 direct quotation in the same episode. |
| Acts 9:3-9 | Exodus 3 / Ezekiel 1 (theophanic light/glory encounters) | Christophany to Saul | Saul | Reviewed — allusion only. |
| Acts 10:9-16 | Leviticus 11 (clean/unclean food laws) | Ceremonial law and its typological fulfillment | Peter | Direct background to the common/unclean term (High, Acts glossary); reviewed. |
| Acts 12:6-11 | Exodus 12 (Passover deliverance imagery); Daniel 6 (deliverance from death) | Providential deliverance | Peter | Reviewed — allusion only. |
| Acts 14:15,17 | Genesis 1; Psalm 146:6; Jeremiah 14:22 | Creator God vs. idols; common grace/providence | Paul, Barnabas | Reviewed — allusion only; parallels providence (Romans TM). |
| Acts 17:24-25 | Isaiah 42:5; Genesis 2:7 | God as Creator, not dependent on human hands | Paul | Reviewed — allusion only; supports the Areopagus address’s natural-theology argument already flagged in 07_semantic_analysis.md. |
| Acts 21:23-26 | Numbers 6 (Nazirite vow) | Paul’s continued respectful engagement with Jewish custom | Paul | Reviewed above under 08_core_glossary.md’s “Nazirite vow” entry. |
| Acts 26:23 | Isaiah 53 (Suffering Servant); Psalm 16 (resurrection) | The necessity of the Messiah’s suffering and resurrection | Paul | Summarizes the doctrinal content of the Acts 8:32-33 and Acts 2:25-31/13:35 citations without re-quoting them verbatim; reviewed. |
Part 3 — Chapter-by-Chapter Completeness Checklist
| Chapter | OT Quotation(s) Present | Allusion(s) Present | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Psalm 69:25; Psalm 109:8 | 2 Kings 2:11; Daniel 7:13 | Covered above |
| 2 | Joel 2:28-32; Psalm 16:8-11; Psalm 132:11/2 Samuel 7; Psalm 110:1 | Genesis 11 (Babel) | Covered above |
| 3 | Exodus 3:6,15; Deuteronomy 18:15,18-19; Genesis 22:18 | — | Covered above |
| 4 | Psalm 118:22; Psalm 2:1-2 | — | Covered above |
| 5 | none | Joshua 7 | Reviewed — allusion only |
| 6 | none | Daniel 7 (accusation motif) | Reviewed — allusion only, no new OT citation |
| 7 | Genesis 12:1; Genesis 15:13-14; Exodus 3:6,5,7-8,10; Deuteronomy 18:15; Exodus 32:1; Amos 5:25-27; Isaiah 66:1-2 | — | Covered above (heaviest OT-citation density in Acts) |
| 8 | Isaiah 53:7-8 | Deuteronomy 23:1; Isaiah 56:3-5 | Covered above |
| 9 | none | Exodus 3 / Ezekiel 1 theophany pattern | Reviewed — allusion only |
| 10 | (echo) Deuteronomy 10:17; 2 Chronicles 19:7 | Leviticus 11 | Covered above |
| 11 | none | (reiterates ch. 10) | Reviewed — no new citation |
| 12 | none | Exodus 12; Daniel 6 | Reviewed — allusion only |
| 13 | 1 Samuel 13:14/Psalm 89:20; Psalm 2:7; Isaiah 55:3; Psalm 16:10; Habakkuk 1:5; Isaiah 49:6 | — | Covered above (second-heaviest OT-citation density) |
| 14 | none | Genesis 1; Psalm 146:6; Jeremiah 14:22 | Reviewed — allusion only |
| 15 | Amos 9:11-12 | Leviticus 17:10-14 (blood/strangled-things background) | Covered above |
| 16 | none | none significant | Reviewed — no OT citation |
| 17 | none (pagan poets quoted, not OT) | Isaiah 42:5; Genesis 2:7 | Reviewed — allusion only |
| 18 | none | Isaiah 41:10/Joshua 1:9 (assurance pattern, “I am with you”) | Reviewed — allusion only |
| 19 | none | none significant | Reviewed — no OT citation |
| 20 | none (a saying of Jesus quoted, not OT) | none significant | Reviewed — no OT citation |
| 21 | none | Numbers 6 | Covered above |
| 22 | none (repeats ch. 9 narrative) | (see ch. 9) | Reviewed — no new citation |
| 23 | Exodus 22:28 | none | Covered above |
| 24 | none | none significant | Reviewed — no OT citation |
| 25 | none | none significant | Reviewed — no OT citation |
| 26 | none (summarizes prior citations) | Isaiah 53; Psalm 16 | Covered above |
| 27 | none | none significant | Reviewed — no OT citation |
| 28 | Isaiah 6:9-10 | none | Covered above |
Part 4 — Typological Patterns Spanning Multiple Chapters
| Typological Pattern | OT Root | NT/Acts Development | Romans Connection | Translation Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses as deliverer-prophet, typifying Christ | Exodus narrative; Deuteronomy 18:15,18 | Acts 3:22-23; 7:20-44; 7:37 | Background to messiah, salvation | High — do not let the “prophet like Moses” title collapse into the generic prophet (Low risk) term; it is a specific messianic office-title. |
| The Suffering Servant | Isaiah 53 | Acts 8:32-33 (direct); Acts 26:23 (summary) | Echoed conceptually in Romans 4:25; 5:6-8 | Critical — substitutionary suffering must be preserved without softening into generic martyrdom-language. |
| The Rejected Stone | Psalm 118:22 | Acts 4:11 | Romans 9:33 (different stone citation, same typological family) | High — keep citations distinct; teach the typological family as unified. |
| Davidic king/covenant, resurrection-guaranteed | 2 Samuel 7; Psalm 16; Psalm 89; Psalm 132; Isaiah 55:3 | Acts 2:25-31, 2:30, 13:22, 13:34-35 | Romans 1:3, 15:12 (seed_of_david, davidic_covenant) | Medium-High — requires shared OT covenant background across both curricula. |
| Abrahamic covenant, universal blessing to the nations | Genesis 12:3; 15:6; 22:18 | Acts 3:25; 7:2-8 | Romans 4 (Genesis 15:6, faith credited as righteousness); Romans 9-11 (Abraham’s seed) | High — Genesis 22:18 (Acts) and Genesis 15:6 (Romans) are both Abrahamic but doctrinally distinct; see Part 1 note on Acts 3:25. |
| Israel’s partial hardening, not final rejection | Isaiah 6:9-10; Isaiah 29:10; Deuteronomy 29:4 | Acts 28:26-27 (Isaiah 6:9-10) | Romans 11:8 (Deuteronomy 29:4; Isaiah 29:10) | Critical — same doctrine, different citations across the two curricula; teach as a unified doctrine of partial hardening while keeping citations precise and distinct. |
| New Exodus / deliverance | Exodus narrative broadly | Acts 7:17-36; Acts 12:6-11 (Peter’s deliverance) | Background typology for salvation (Critical, Romans TM) | Medium — deliverance-typology should reinforce, not replace, Romans’ forensic salvation vocabulary. |
| Joseph, rejected by his own yet exalted to save many | Genesis 37-50 (narrated in Acts 7:9-16, no direct quotation) | Acts 7:9-16 | Conceptual parallel to Christ’s rejection-then-exaltation pattern (cf. Acts 2:23-24, 36; Acts 4:11) | Medium — worth a teaching note connecting Joseph’s pattern to Christ’s, though Acts itself does not make the typology explicit; avoid overstating what the text states directly versus what is a homiletical inference. |
Part 5 — Rendering-Consistency Rules for Shared Quotations (Binding for Phase 2)
- Joel 2:32 / Acts 2:21 / Romans 10:13 — render identically: “oricine va chema Numele Domnului va fi mântuit.” No variation permitted between curricula.
- Deuteronomy 10:17 & 2 Chronicles 19:7 (echoed) / Acts 10:34 / Romans 2:11 — render identically: “Dumnezeu nu este părtinitor.”
- Psalm 16:10 / Acts 2:27, 2:31, and 13:35 — render identically within Acts itself; treat as the same fixed citation each occurrence.
- Habakkuk 1:5 (Acts 13:41) vs. Habakkuk 2:4 (Romans 1:17) — never conflate; these are different verses from the same prophetic book carrying different doctrinal content (a warning against scoffing vs. the “righteous shall live by faith” thesis statement). Flag any translator or reviewer confusion between the two immediately.
- Genesis 22:18 (Acts 3:25) vs. Genesis 15:6 (Romans 4:3; also Galatians 3:6 in other curricula) — both Abrahamic, but distinct: Genesis 22:18 concerns the universal scope of covenant blessing; Genesis 15:6 concerns imputed righteousness by faith. Keep separate in glossary entries and teaching notes.
- Psalm 118:22 (Acts 4:11) vs. Isaiah 8:14/28:16 (Romans 9:33) — both “stone” texts, part of a shared NT typological family (cf. also 1 Peter 2:6-8, outside this curriculum’s direct scope), but distinct citations; do not merge into a single generic “stone verse.”
- Isaiah 6:9-10 (Acts 28:26-27) vs. Deuteronomy 29:4 and Isaiah 29:10 (Romans 11:8) — same doctrine of Israel’s partial, purposeful hardening; distinct citations. The doctrinal teaching note accompanying either passage should cross-reference the other curriculum’s citation to reinforce doctrinal (not verbal) consistency.
- Psalm 2:7 (Acts 13:33) conceptually parallels the sonship-declaration claim of Romans 1:4, though the two passages do not share a verbatim OT citation; the Romanian rendering of “Fiul” language must remain consistent with the baseline’s
son_of_god(Critical) entry in both places. - Isaiah 49:6 (Acts 13:47) and the OT catena of Romans 15:9-12 (Deuteronomy 32:43; Psalm 18:49; Psalm 117:1; Isaiah 11:10) serve the identical Gentile-inclusion doctrine with different specific citations; “neamuri” (Gentiles/nations, Low risk, Romans TM) must be used consistently as the rendering for the nations/Gentiles referent across all of these texts.
- Any segment containing a citation listed in Part 1 above as Critical must be routed to human theologian review per the escalation rules already established in
12_ai_translation_requirements.md, in addition to any risk already assigned to the doctrinal term itself (e.g., resurrection, messiah, election).
This document, together with analysis/07_semantic_analysis.md and analysis/08_core_glossary.md, feeds into the extended bible_term_registry.json and doctrine_risk_registry.json update in subsequent Phase 1 steps, and into analysis/10_biblical_theme_map.md.