Doctrine Analysis
Doctrine Analysis — Ephesians (Turkish)
Full reference table for the 14 doctrines in assets/doctrine_risk_registry.json.
| # | Doctrine | Passages | Risk | Turkish-specific rationale | Review routing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Election and Predestination | 1:3-14 | Critical | Kader (Islamic comprehensive divine decree) is forbidden; önceden belirledi/seçildik required instead. | Human theologian |
| 2 | Sealing of the Holy Spirit | 1:13-14 | High | Ottoman bureaucratic/legal seal (mühür) and commercial kapora concepts kept concrete. | Human theologian |
| 3 | Christ’s Supremacy and Headship | 1:20-23 | High | Baş introduced here, reused in chapters 4-5; consistency required. | Human theologian |
| 4 | Salvation by Grace Through Faith | 2:1-10 | Critical | Core passage (2:8-10); must not be read through the Islamic amel/mizan (deeds-weighed) framework. | Human theologian |
| 5 | Unity of Jew and Gentile / One New Humanity | 2:11-22 | Critical | The dividing wall kept historically specific (the Temple soreg), not mapped onto contemporary Turkish ethnic/religious plurality. | Human theologian |
| 6 | The Mystery of Christ | 3:1-13 | High | Sır qualified against both everyday “secret” and Sufi esoteric-knowledge associations. | Human theologian |
| 7 | Unity of the Spirit | 4:1-16 | Critical | All seven “one”s (4:4-6) retained unqualified. | Human theologian |
| 8 | Putting Off the Old Self, Putting On the New | 4:17-32 | High | Extends established Benlik vocabulary from Galatians into a full identity contrast. | Human theologian |
| 9 | Walking in Love and Light | 5:1-14 | Medium | Standard ethical exhortation. | Native speaker review |
| 10 | Filled with the Spirit | 5:15-21 | Medium | Ongoing filling; drunkenness contrast kept explicit. | Native speaker review |
| 11 | Household Code: Marriage as Christ and the Church | 5:22-33 | Critical | Highest-sensitivity passage in the package: mutual submission (5:21) must frame 5:22-24, given Turkey’s 1926 Medeni Kanun and contemporary religious/secular family-law debate. | Human theologian |
| 12 | Household Code: Children and Parents | 6:1-4 | Medium | Standard family-ethics exhortation. | Native speaker review |
| 13 | Household Code: Slaves and Masters | 6:5-9 | High | Explicit historical-distancing framing required, distinct from Ottoman-era slavery. | Human theologian |
| 14 | The Armor of God | 6:10-20 | Critical | Concrete Roman-legionary imagery; note (without conflating) the natural resonance with Islamic cin/şeytan cosmology. | Human theologian |
Risk summary
6 Critical, 5 High, 3 Medium, 0 Low. 11 require mandatory human theologian review; 3 require native speaker review; 0 are automated-only. This is a comparably high-risk profile to the Galatians package, reflecting Ephesians’ dense ecclesiology and its uniquely sensitive household-code material for the contemporary Turkish legal and cultural context.
Coverage confirmation
All 14 doctrines are drawn from the full six-chapter sweep: chapter 1 (#1, #2, #3), chapter 2 (#4, #5), chapter 3 (#5, #6), chapter 4 (#7, #8), chapter 5 (#9, #10, #11), chapter 6 (#11, #12, #13, #14). No chapter contributed zero doctrines.
Critical Risk Doctrines
Election and Predestination
Turkish name: Seçilme ve Önceden Belirlenme
Key terms: predestined_chosen
Review routing: Human theologian
Highest false-friend risk in the book: kader is the comprehensive Islamic doctrine of divine decree over all events. Must render as önceden belirledi/seçildik and never as kader, per the existing Romans-baseline prohibition.
Salvation by Grace Through Faith, Not Works
Turkish name: Lütufla, İman Yoluyla Kurtuluş, İşlerle Değil
Key terms: not_of_works, good_works
Review routing: Human theologian
The single highest-stakes passage in the book. Must not be read through the Islamic amel/mizan (deeds-weighed-on-a-scale) framework; 2:9’s denial and 2:10’s affirmation of good works must both be preserved without contradiction.
Unity of Jew and Gentile / One New Humanity
Turkish name: Yahudi ve Uluslararası Birlik / Yeni Bir İnsanlık
Key terms: children_of_wrath, dividing_wall, one_new_humanity
Review routing: Human theologian
The dividing-wall image is a real first-century Temple architectural reference (the soreg); must not be reframed as commentary on any contemporary Turkish ethnic or religious division.
Unity of the Spirit (Sevenfold Unity)
Turkish name: Ruh’un Birliği (Yedi Kat Birlik)
Key terms: sevenfold_unity
Review routing: Human theologian
All seven ‘one’s must be retained unqualified in a single fixed rendering, matching the discipline already required for Galatians 3:28’s three pairs.
Household Code: Marriage as Christ and the Church
Turkish name: Ev Düzeni: Mesih ve Kilise Olarak Evlilik
Key terms: head, submission
Review routing: Human theologian
The single most sensitive doctrine in this package for a Turkish audience. Verse 21’s mutual submission must explicitly frame verses 22-24; the passage intersects with Turkey’s 1926 Medeni Kanun (Civil Code) establishing formal spousal legal equality and with live contemporary religious/secular family-law debate. Never license coercive authority. Mandatory theologian AND native-speaker review.
The Armor of God
Turkish name: Tanrı’nın Zırhı
Key terms: armor_of_god
Review routing: Human theologian
‘Principalities and powers’ (6:12) must render as real Second-Temple apocalyptic cosmology. It naturally resonates with Islamic cosmology’s own cin/şeytan vocabulary; note the resonance without conflating the two systems.
High Risk Doctrines
Sealing of the Holy Spirit
Turkish name: Kutsal Ruh’un Mührü
Key terms: sealed_with_the_spirit, down_payment
Review routing: Human theologian
Ottoman bureaucratic seal (mühür) and commercial kapora concepts give unusually concrete positive resonance; no false-friend risk identified.
Christ’s Supremacy and Headship
Turkish name: Mesih’in Üstünlüğü ve Başlığı
Key terms: head
Review routing: Human theologian
Establishes baş (head) as cosmic/ecclesial term before its household-code use in chapter 5; keep the two senses linked, not confused.
The Mystery of Christ
Turkish name: Mesih’in Sırrı
Key terms: mystery_of_christ
Review routing: Human theologian
Sır must be qualified on first use against both the everyday ‘secret’ sense and Sufi tradition’s own esoteric-knowledge vocabulary, to avoid an unintended mystical-initiation reading.
Putting Off the Old Self, Putting On the New
Turkish name: Eski Benliği Çıkarıp Yeni Benliği Giyinmek
Key terms: old_self_new_self
Review routing: Human theologian
Extends the established Benlik (flesh, ethical-nature sense) vocabulary from Galatians into a full old/new identity contrast.
Household Code: Slaves and Masters
Turkish name: Ev Düzeni: Köleler ve Efendiler
Key terms: slaves_and_masters
Review routing: Human theologian
Requires explicit historical-distancing framing; the Ottoman Empire’s own historical (and eventually abolished) institution of slavery is relevant background, not an invitation to draw a direct contemporary equivalence.
Medium Risk Doctrines
Walking in Love and Light
Turkish name: Sevgi ve Işıkta Yürümek
Review routing: Native speaker review
Ethical-conduct material with no doctrinal false-friend risk identified; native-speaker review sufficient for register and naturalness.
Filled with the Spirit
Turkish name: Ruh’la Dolmak
Key terms: filled_with_the_spirit
Review routing: Native speaker review
Present passive imperative denoting an ongoing state; keep the drunkenness contrast explicit so it is not read as a one-time crisis experience.
Household Code: Children and Parents
Turkish name: Ev Düzeni: Çocuklar ve Ebeveynler
Review routing: Native speaker review
General household ethical instruction, low false-friend risk; native-speaker review for register.
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