Page "Josephus on Jesus" Paragraph 91

Some arguments in favor of partial authenticity rely on the language used in the Testimonim, e. g. that the passage calls Jesus " a wise man " which is not laudatory enough for an interpolator, neither is the reference to " amazing deeds ".

According to Van Voorst, the statement " those that loved him at the first did not forsake him " has the characteristics of Josephus ' writing and points to the continuation of Christianity.

Van Voorst states that this sentence argues for the continuation of Christianity based on the love for its leader, not the reported appearances after his death.

Van Voorst states that it is hard to imagine that the phrase " receive the truth with pleasure " used in the Testimonium is the work of a Christian interpolator, for Christian writers generally avoid the use of the word " pleasure ( ηδονή in Greek ) in a positive sense due to its association with hedonism.