Christ through our Lady or through St Joseph remains uncertain; cf. Lagrange, Saint Marc, 79–93; Holzmeister, De S. Joseph Quaestiones Biblicae (Romae 1945) 40–67; cf. also §§ 672–3. § f 4:1–34 Teaching in Parables; cf. Mt 13:1–52; Lk 8:4–18—1–2. The enthusiasm of the crowds for Christ is undiminished as they gather again to hear his teaching. The sloping shores of an inlet of the lake would have provided a natural amphitheatre for the crowds whom he addressed from a boat moored near the shore. This
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