Theudas (teacher of Valentinius)

Theudas (teacher of Valentinius)

Theudas was allegedly the name of a Christian Gnostic thinker, who was a follower of Paul of Tarsus. He went on to teach the Gnostic Valentinius. The only evidence of this connection is the testimony of Valentinius' followers.


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