He is admired in Karaite sources such as for example Judah Hadasi but his followers John, Paul and Peter are criticized for abandoning him and following changing his teachings to establish the Christian faith instead. Rabbinical sources on the other hand criticize him and defend the disciples John, Paul and Peter who wrote the Evangelion as agents of Rabbinical Judaism.
Hadasi also refers to [[Queen Helene Adiabene]] and a son of hers called Constans who became his disciples.
