Date of composition

• 150 - 180

Type of Apocrypha (heretical or in error (made up))

• Heretical, Theodotus was a Valentinian gnostic.

Length

• 30 double-spaced pages.

Summary

• Gives typical gnostic explanations of a secret knowledge and how the spiritual and physical universes operate.

Noteworthy from the book

1. Refers to Basilides, another gnostic teacher.
2. References numerous verses in the Old Testament, the Gospel of John, and some of the letters of Paul. The author's great understanding of numerous Bible books shows how he convinced Christians that Gnostics were the true faith and, thereby, deceived many.