The Gaza Triad refers collectively to
Aeneas of Gaza
Aeneas of Gaza (; d. ) was a Neo-Platonic philosopher and a convert to Christianity who flourished towards the end of the fifth century. He is considered part of the Rhetorical School of Gaza, which flourished in Byzantine Palaestina in the fif ...
,
Procopius of Gaza and
Zacharias Scholasticus. 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 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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