In the Gospel of Judas (at 35-36) Jesus says to Judas:neilgodfrey wrote: ↑Mon Dec 06, 2021 9:54 pm Roger -- I am reminded (it is a long time since I read the Gospel of Judas) that Judas is not one of the Twelve. Rather, he stands apart, perhaps comparable the Gospel of John's Beloved Disciple, yet alongside the Twelve. (I am mentioning this point because it relates to another question I have expressed in another thread re the origin of Judas in our canonical gospels.)
“Step away from the others and I shall tell you the mysteries of the kingdom. It is possible for you to reach it, but you will grieve a great deal. For someone else will replace you, in order that the twelve may again come to completion with their god.”
It looks like Jesus is foretelling that the rest of the twelve will replace Judas because he, having been enlightened by Jesus, is no longer on board with their god. Nothing here about Judas betraying Jesus in the future.
Now suppose that a parable-telling Jesus was a modification introduced by Basilides into an earlier version of gMark. And suppose that at Mk 4:10 Basilides had: “And when he was alone, Judas questioned him about the parables… “ And that Jesus explained to him that there are two types of soil: good and bad.
That is something the proto-orthodox would either have to delete or modify. Perhaps changing it to “And when he was alone, those present along with the Twelve questioned him about the parables…” (which is the way it reads at present). And changing Jesus’ explanation of the parable so that the responsibility for fruitfulness lies with the soils, not their maker.
I realize I am supposing a lot. It is for illustration purposes only.