Gaza Triad Explained

The Gaza Triad refers collectively to Aeneas of Gaza, 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

• Book: Parry . Ken . David Melling. etal . The Blackwell Dictionary of Eastern Christianity . Blackwell Publishing . 1999 . Malden, MA. . 0-631-23203-6 .
• 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 Palestine by Cornelia B. Horn.