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Pretty amazing art - the card looks awesome!

Two points to discuss for me:

1) I dont quite understand how the whale [Matt. 12:40] is an enhancement (Leviathan is your comparison, but Leviathan was used linguistically as both a physical creature and a personification - I have not heard of scholars seeing the whale that swallowed Jonah as a personification of anything, but simply a creature)

2) If there is a Justification to make the whale a personification, why make this enhancement "green"? The original Jonah was Blue (not that this has to be that, it was just expected to me)

all that being said, I appreciate the design. If this card should be considered for production, there would be a need for testing and rewording.

As for the enhancement side of his card, he is drawing inspiration from the words of Jesus from that passage which He indicates is a prophecy which means the enhancement would be green. At least, that's my understanding of his intent.

1) I dont quite understand how the whale [Matt. 12:40] is an enhancement (Leviathan is your comparison, but Leviathan was used linguistically as both a physical creature and a personification - I have not heard of scholars seeing the whale that swallowed Jonah as a personification of anything, but simply a creature)

This card personified the whale as an enhancement.  Probably is the same line of thinking.

Quote from: Xonathan on August 31, 2018, 08:18:26 AM

Prophets fall into the green brigade so if Jonah was reprinted he would most definitely be green. As for the enhancement side of his card, he is drawing inspiration from the words of Jesus from that passage which He indicates is a prophecy which means the enhancement would be green. At least, that's my understanding of his intent.

Well, brigades have been so "frankenstein" it's hard to know what "goes" into a brigade.

It has been better defined and more consistent, probably since Priests...but definitely since TEC