Cloudy with a Chance of Apostles
Cloud Travel in Acts of Andrew and Matthias
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4314257 |
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| Authors | Acacia Chan (The University of Texas at Austin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 976 |
| Publication date | 2025-07-28 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel16080976 |
| OpenAlex | W4412700068 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 15 |
Clouds appear as a cross-culturally useful literary device in Greco-Roman, Jewish, and Christian sources. This paper argues that the cloud travel in the apocryphal Acts of Andrew and Matthias functions in three ways: as a transformative callback to Jesus's ascension and coming return, as a demonstration of Andrew's power over natural elements, and as a secure form of transportation away from the difficulties of other travel methods. The author of the text combines the divine protection found in clouds in Greco-Roman literature with the theophanies found in the Septuagint and the New Testament to create this cloud-travel motif that later reappears in the apocryphal sequel Acts of Peter and Andrew
Apostles · Art · Cloud computing · Literature · Operating system · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Computer Science · History · Religious Tourism and Spaces · Society, Economy, and Ethics Research
| Highly cited | No |
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