In a work called Against Heresies, Irenaeus writes concerning one of the many groups whose teachings he opposed: “They declare that Judas the traitor was thoroughly acquainted with these things, and that he alone, knowing the truth as none of the others did, accomplished the mystery of the betrayal.
ففي كتابه ضد الهرطقات ،‏ يذكر عن احدى الفرق الدينية الكثيرة التي يعارض تعاليمها قائلا :‏ « يصرِّحون بأن يهوذا .‏ .‏ .‏