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1. Introduction -- Previous Work On Mark 4:1-34 -- Methods To Be Employed In The Study -- Translation Of Mark 4:1-2 -- Literary Analysis: Structure; Composition History -- Exegesis -- 2. The Parable Of The Sower And Its Interpretation -- Translation -- Literary Analysis: Structure; The Structure Of The Parable Itself; The Structure Of The Interpretation; Composition History; Interpretation Not On An Original Part Of Parable; Expansions In The Parable; Relationship To Gos. Thom. Logion 9; Expnasions In The Interpretation -- Exegesis: The Parable Itself; The Identity Of The Sower; What Sort Of Contrast?; Parable Proper Or Similitude?; The Mystery Of The Kingdom; 4 Ezra 4:27-29 And The Parable Of The Sower; The Mysteriousness Of The Kingdom In Mark; The Exhortation To Hear In 4:9; The Interpretation; Points Of Continuity With The Parable; Is The Interpretation Parenetic In Character?; The Apocalyptic Character Of The Interpretation; Points Of Development Beyond The Parable; The Groups Of People Described In 4:15-20; The Kergma Of The Parable Of The Sower For The Markan Community: Mark 4:3-8, 13-20 As A Two Level Narrative 3. The Parable Theory -- Translation -- Literary Analysis: Structure; The Structure Of Mark 4:10-12; The Structure Of Mark 4:33-34; Composition History; The Composition History Of Mark 4:10-12; The Composition History Of Mark 4:33-34 -- Exegesis: The In And Out Groups; The In Group; The Out Group; The Effect Of The Parables On The In Group; The Epistemological Status Of The Disciples; The Effect Of The Parables On The Out Group; The Verbs Of Perception In 4:12; The Outsiders And The Explanations Of The Parables; The Wider Meaning Of In Parables; Mark 4:12ab And Markan Irony; Looking Without Seeing, Hearing Without Understanding Throughout The Gospel; Looking Without Seeing In The Passion Narrative; The Outsiders' Incomprehension And Their Exclusion From Repentance And Forgiveness; The Problem Of Mark 4:10-12, 33