Mark was a Writer
Parody of "Arc of a Driver" by Steve Winwood
Parody Lyrics by Jeff James (the Parodud)
(This song has many allusions, so I have numbered the lines and provided
explanations at the end).
1) He takes things from Peter, in Acts 12 you see.
2) Mark's sharing themes while teaching Romans.
3) Writes of Jesus' actions ("immediately" stressed).
4) Some times Mark seems like lad of Peter.
CHORUS
5) But Judah's lion was a servant Lord. Pow'r over death.
6) And the Syrophoen' receives some crumbs, her kid's saved.
7) Higher than the Sabbath (you can hunt if hungry).
8) Sickness? Jews did cry. Healing the crowds that's near Him.
9) Ooh, the Son, He triumphed, beatin' death and blindness.
10) "Recycled" later, see Mark give to Paul comfort, belonged there.
11) Mark was a writer. Gentiles he reached.
12) Defined some lines that's Aramaic.
13) Deity's mighty, Christ's feeds Jews dear.
14) Mark taught of seeds and, see, Hell's severe.
Chorus
Sickness? Jews did cry. Healing the crowds that's near Him.
Ooh, the Son, He triumphed, beatin' death and blindness.
"Recycled" later, see Mark give to Paul comfort, belonged there.
Chorus
Sickness? Jews did cry. Healing the crowds that's near Him.
Ooh, the Son, He triumphed, beatin' death and blindness.
"Recycled" later, see Mark give to Paul comfort, belonged there.
15) Genes that's through Judah? Not in this read.
16) Appears then what? This - Luke is glad Mark wrote.
17) Some time Mark's in Rome. It's written not late,
18) And He previews glory.
Mark was a writer. Gentiles he reached.
Defined some lines that's Aramaic.
Deity's mighty, Christ's feeds Jews dear.
Mark taught of seeds and, see, Hell's severe.
Chorus
19) Since Mark had duffed, not going to fade his future.
20) With Jesus' love, He cured the sick ones at last.
21) Mark shows the great commandments. See what Barnabus cousin has to say,
Cousin has to say, cousin has to say. See what Mark has wrought.
Jeff paro-dud James
1) Scholars agree that Mark got much information from Peter, especially
considering Acts 12:12.
2) Mark's initial audience was mostly Romans, see more below.
3) Mark stressed what Jesus did over what He said as the word "immediately"
occurs more than forty times!
4) see 1 Peter 5:13
5) Christ the Servant was Mark's main theme, and see Mark 5:35 ff
6) The Syrophoenician woman in Mark 7:24 ff
7) see Mark 2:23 ff
8) see Mark 1:21-2:12, 3:1-12, 5:1-43, 6:53-56, etc.
9) see Mark 5:35-43, 8:22-26, chapter 16
10) Despite Acts 13:13 and Acts 15:36 ff, see Col. 4:10, 2 Tim. 4:11 and
Phile. 24
11) see note concerning line 2 and more below
12) Mark defined Aramaic terms in 5:41, 7:34 and 15:22 that Gentiles
wouldn't
understand.
13) see Mark 6:30-44 and 8:1-9
14) see Mark 4:1-20, 4:26-34 and 9:42-50
15) Mark excluded Christ's genealogy which meant little to Gentiles.
16) Scholars believe that Luke used some of Mark's writings.
17) Skeptics say Mark was written after 70 AD but see Mark 13:2.
18) see Mark 9:1-29
19) see note concerning line 10
20) see note concerning line 8
21) see Mark 12:28-34 and Colossians 4:10
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