Theodotus of Byzantium

Not to be confused with Theodotus the Gnostic, a Valentinian writer.

Theodotus of Byzantium (Ancient Greek: Θεόδoτoς Theodotos; also known as Theodotus the Tanner, Theodotus the Shoemaker, Theodotus the Cobbler, and Theodotus the Fuller;^[1] flourished late 2nd century) was a dynamic monarchian theologian from Byzantium, one of several named Theodotus whose writings were condemned as heresy in the early church.

Theodotus held the profession of a leatherworker or fuller in Byzantium. He taught that Jesus was a virgin born man and, though he later received the spirit of God upon baptism (that is to say, he became the Christ), he was not himself God (or "a god")^[2] until after his resurrection.^[3]

This Christology, now referred to as "Dynamic Monarchianism" by modern scholars, was declared heretical by Pope Victor I, and Theodotus was excommunicated.

See also

• Artemon
• Beryllus of Bostra
• Paul of Samosata
• Photinus
• Natalius