The Problem and Promise of Commentary

Interpretation 36 (4):341-355 (1982)
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A good commentary will protect against arbitrary interpretation by exposing its user to the larger community of interpretation where private views are checked, enriched, corrected, and deepened

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10.1177/002096438203600402

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