The Gaza Triad refers collectively to
Aeneas of Gaza
Aeneas of Gaza (d. ''c.'' 518) was a Neo-Platonic philosopher and a convert to Christianity who flourished towards the end of the fifth century. In a dialogue entitled ''Theophrastus,'' he alludes to Hierocles of Alexandria as his teacher, and in ...
,
Procopius of Gaza
Procopius of Gaza ( 465–528 AD) was a Christians, Christian sophist and rhetorician, one of the most important representatives of the famous Rhetorical School of Gaza, school of his native place.Vikan, Gary, Alexander Kazhdan, and Zvi 'Uri Maá ...
and
Zacharias Scholasticus
Zacharias of Mytilene (c. 465, Gaza – after 536), also known as Zacharias Scholasticus or Zacharias Rhetor, was a bishop and ecclesiastical historian.
Life
The life of Zacharias of Mytilene can be reconstructed only from a few scattered repo ...
. The three were sixth century Christian theologians from
Gaza. Aeneas (died c. 518) was a Christian neo-platonist who defended the Christian doctrine of the resurrection against pagan attacks. Procopius (465-528) wrote biblical commentaries in
catena
Catena (Latin for chain) or catenae (plural) may refer to:
Science
* ''Catena'' (fly), a genus in the family Tachinidae
*Catena (linguistics) is a unit of syntax and morphology, closely associated with dependency grammars
* Catena (computing), nu ...
form. Zacharius (died c. 540) was a philosopher and early church historian.
References
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*Matthew Bunson, editor
Encyclopedia of Catholic History article on Aeneas of Gaza
Further reading
Aeneas of Gaza, Theophrastus, transl. by John Dillon and Donald Russell. With Zacharias of Mytilene, Ammonius, transl. by Sebastian Gertz coll. Ancient commentators on Aristotle, London, Bristol Classical Press, 2012.
* Downey, R. (1963). ''Gaza in the Sixth Century''. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press.
External links
Asceticism and Christological Controversy in Fifth Century Palestineby Cornelia B. Horn.
Eastern Orthodox theologians
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