 The exact nature of the wanderer's indiscretion varies in different versions of the tale, as do aspects of his character; sometimes he is said to be a shoemaker or other tradesman, while sometimes he is the doorman at the estate of Pontius Pilate.An early extant manuscript containing the Legend is the "Flores Historiarum" by Roger of Wendover, where it appears in the part for the year 1228, under the title "Of the Jew Joseph who is still alive awaiting the last coming of Christ".The central figure is named "Cartaphilus" before being baptized later by Ananias as "Joseph".