One thing is proved conclusively by the so-called Gospel of Judas: In the early church, there were people who got the story wrong. But which people got it wrong?
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Was it the Gnostics, who were branded as heretics by the so-called orthodox faction?
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Was it the orthodox themselves who got it wrong?
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Or did both groups get it not-quite-right, with the real story being yet some other variation?
Just as important: How do we go about figuring out what the real story was? In this particular instance, the orthodox version of the story eventually won out. But that’s not necessarily dispositive.
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