Timeline for Why is Shepherd Book crushing a snake on the cover of Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale?
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| Oct 27, 2015 at 19:57 | comment | added | Valorum | @Hypnosifl - I don't disagree with any of that. That being said, none of this answers the fundamental question; "Have any of the writers or artists stated why Shepherd Book is stepping on a snake on the cover of Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale?" | |
| Oct 27, 2015 at 19:34 | comment | added | Hypnosifl | @Richard - Short of a quote from the cover designer we can't answer definitively, but the meaning of the symbol seems fairly transparent--he's also shown throwing away pictures of scenes from his past that all involve violence and anger (including the scene of him garroting the original Derrial Book in order to steal his name), and since Luke 10:19 seems to be about the Christian faith allowing believers to overcome Satan, the symbol is presumably about his faith helping him to overcome the influence of his own violent past, or the parts of himself that led him to be that way in the past. | |
| Oct 10, 2015 at 22:30 | comment | added | Valorum | None of which answers the question. The symbology is obvious. The choice of symbology isn't. | |
| Oct 10, 2015 at 22:17 | comment | added | Rogue Jedi | @Hypnosifl He's definitely Christian | |
| Oct 10, 2015 at 21:42 | comment | added | Hypnosifl | Given that he seems to be a Christian, I think it's more likely be a reference to Luke 10:19 -- biblehub.com/luke/10-19.htm | |
| Oct 10, 2015 at 21:28 | comment | added | Valorum | This doesn't seem to answer the question asked; "Have any of the writers or artists stated why Shepherd Book is stepping on a snake on the cover of Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale?". Unless you happen to be one of the writers or artists, obviously. | |
| Oct 10, 2015 at 21:13 | history | answered | BCdotWEB | CC BY-SA 3.0 |