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Clarity or Ambiguity? (John 1:13)

TylerR Mon, 04/03/17 8:30 pm
Bible, Theology & Philosophy
Bible Translation

William Mounce: My point is that if you want to be clear, you have to be more interpretive. If you want to be less interpretive, you will be less clear and more ambiguous. You simply can’t have it both ways.

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