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 | 7 | Human theologian, every occurrence | Grace, Salvation, Incarnation, Deity of Christ, Sonship of Christ, Resurrection of Christ, Messianic Promise |
| High | 13 | Human theologian | Gospel, Apostleship, Inspiration of Scripture, Lordship of Christ, Faith, Adoption, Sanctification, Sainthood, Church as God’s People |
| Medium | 17 | Native speaker review | Divine Calling, Humanity of Christ, Davidic Covenant, Prayer and Intercession, Spiritual Gifts, Evangelism |
| Low | 3 | Automated review only | Thanksgiving, Mutual Edification, Christian Fellowship |
Why Critical doctrines cluster where they do
All seven Critical-risk doctrines share one property distinct from a syncretism-with-vocabulary-substitution risk profile: each is a doctrine that Islamic theology explicitly and specifically denies or reframes by name, in verses many Swahili-speaking readers with Islamic background or exposure can cite directly (Quran 112 on sonship; Quran 4:157 on the crucifixion). This isn’t primarily a vocabulary problem the way Hindi’s avatar/moksha substitution risk is — Swahili’s existing Christian vocabulary for these doctrines is already precise and well established. The risk is instead that correctly-translated doctrine will be automatically read through, and potentially rejected by, a specific competing theological framework unless this curriculum engages that framework directly rather than translating past it.
Review routing rationale
Critical and High risk doctrines (20 of 40) require mandatory human theologian review because an automated or native-speaker-only check could confirm the Swahili is lexically correct without catching that the doctrine, presented without apologetic framing, will simply be filtered through and dismissed by an Islamic theological lens. A second, distinct risk category — Holy Spirit, spiritual gifts, sanctification, and intercession — requires the same high-tier review for the different reason of traditional African spirit-world syncretism risk. Native speaker review is sufficient for the 17 Medium-risk doctrines, which include most of the shared Christological narrative background (humanity of Christ, Davidic covenant) where Islamic and Christian traditions have more common ground than conflict.