Glossary Term
Risk: Critical- Approved rendering
- Oqlanish
- Transliteration
- ohk-lah-NEESH
- Rejected alternatives
- gunohlardan kechirilish (forgiveness of sins, alone)
Justification
Oqlanish is a forensic-legal term (to be acquitted/declared innocent), a strong fit for Paul’s courtroom metaphor. Do not collapse it into mere forgiveness (kechirilish); justification is a positive declaration of righteousness, not only a pardon.