1. Interpreting Torah Traditions in Psalm 105

The cloud of Thecla and the construction of her ‎character as a virgin (παρθένος), martyr (μάρτυς) ‎and apostle (ἀπόστολος)‎

“…In this case, the cloud is different since it is a cloud of fire (νεφέλη πυρόσ), suggesting protection as it appears in Ps (105). 51 As the rest of the scholars who have dealt with this text, we have to stress again the influence of the Old Testament imagery and also underline the repetition of the motif in the second climatic moment of the story of Thecla. As we have pointed out a few lines above, Thecla, who was naked during this trial, is protected by the cloud from the beasts and from the immoderate sights of the spectators, 52 which corroborates her condition of παρθένοσ.…”