# Title, tags and thumbnail: Jonah Bible Study (LOCKED Oct 20, 2026; not yet published)

## Title (LOCKED, Paul approved Oct 20, 2026)
**Jonah and the Whale Bible Study: What Most People Miss**
(54 characters; "Bible Study" ends at character 31, so it shows in every mobile truncation)

**Study title rule** (`series/bible-study/LOCKED_TITLE_RULES.md` §1, revised Oct 20, 2026):
- **Pattern A (default):** `<Searched Story Name> Bible Study: <Hook>`.
- **Pattern B (long names):** `Bible Study: <Searched Story Name> — <Hook>`.
- "Bible Study" must end by character 35. The hook is ≤ 30 characters. The target is ≤ 60 characters, and 70 is the maximum. No `| Bible Study` suffix, and the series name never goes in the title.
- **Never:** "for Kids", "Kids", "Cartoon", "Song", "Bedtime", "Toddler", "Explained", "Movie", "Full Movie", "for Adults", ALL-CAPS words, emoji, self-harm wording, miracle promises, episode numbers.
- **Why "Whale":** "jonah and the whale" is the most-searched name for the story (about 10× "story of jonah"; see the episode's `titles_tags.md`). The study itself points out that the Bible says "a huge fish".

## Optional title-only A/B test (after the premiere converts, Wed Oct 28 about 8:20 PM ET; thumbnail stays A)
1. S1 (default): Jonah and the Whale Bible Study: What Most People Miss
2. S2: Bible Study: Jonah and the Whale — The Question God Leaves Open
3. S3: Jonah and the Whale Bible Study: When Mercy Made Jonah Angry
- Lengths: S1 54, S2 63 and S3 60 characters, with every hook ≤ 30. "Bible Study" ends at character 31 in S1 and S3, and at character 11 in S2.

## Tags (about 410 of 500 characters)
Jonah bible study, Jonah and the whale bible study, Jonah and the whale, bible study, book of Jonah, Jonah 1-4, Jonah bible study for adults, Jonah Hebrew words, Jonah and Nineveh, sign of Jonah, Exodus 34:6-7, Jonah 4:2, Old Testament bible study, minor prophets, Nahum and Jonah, God's mercy, World English Bible, Wednesday bible study, First Light Bible Study, First Light Bible Stories, First Light with Jesus
- "for adults" appears only in a tag, never in the title. It is banned only in titles.

## Hashtags (first three show above the title)
#BibleStudy #Jonah #FirstLightBibleStories

## Thumbnail (FINAL, LOCKED)
`series/bible-study/thumbs/JON-STUDY-THUMB-A-ANGRY-v03.png` (1280×720)
- Text column: **BIBLE STUDY** (Alegreya Sans SC Bold 104, ivory) → **JONAH** (Cormorant Garamond Bold 162, gold) → the hook (Cormorant SemiBold Italic, ivory).
- **Bottom-left badge plate:** "First Light Bible Stories" + range pill **JONAH 1–4**. No episode number.
- **Legibility:** passes; see `series/bible-study/thumbs/legibility_report_v03.json` and the mobile check `JON-STUDY-THUMBS-mobile-check-v03.png`.

## Release order and playlists
- **Release order goes in metadata only:** description line 2, "Bible Study 1 of First Light Bible Stories".
- **Study playlist:** **"First Light Bible Study"**. This is also the end-screen playlist target.
- Whether the study also goes into **"The Bible in Order"** (option A) or a separate "Bible Study: In Order" (option B) is still Paul's call (STUDY_SERIES_BIBLE §9). Studies are not added to "New Every Sunday".