Information about 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.
Gnosticism (from Greek gnōsis, knowledge) refers to a diverse, syncretistic religious movement consisting of various belief systems generally united in the teaching that humans are divine souls trapped in a material world created by an imperfect spirit, the demiurge,
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St. Paul the Apostle (Hebrew: שאול התרסיŠaʾul HaTarsi, meaning "Saul of Tarsus"), the "Apostle to the Gentiles"[1]
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Valentinus (c.100 - c.160 CE ) was the best known and for a time most successful early Christian Gnostic theologian. He founded his school in Rome. Tertullian, in Adversus Valentinianos
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