The Pythagoreans
Philosophical school founded by Pythagoras. Jerome notes the Pythagoreans held that Apollonius was a philosopher rather than a magician.
Pope Clement VIII, Jerome's Prefaces, On Worship
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II. JEROME TO PAULINUS.
— The Pythagoreans held that Apollonius was a philosopher, not a magician
"or a philosopher, as the Pythagoreans hold"
Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture
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Chapter I: On the Excellence, Necessity, and Fruit of Sacred Scripture
— All the school of Pythagoras is silent on revealed truths
"here all the school of Pythagoras is silent"
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Chapter I: On the Excellence, Necessity, and Fruit of Sacred Scripture
— Justin fell to a Pythagorean but lacked the prerequisites
"he fell to a Pythagorean, but since he was neither an Astrologer nor a Geometer"