Andreas Köstenberger and separately Robert E. Van Voorst state that the tone of the passage towards Christians is far too negative to have been authored by a Christian scribe-a conclusion shared by John P. Meier Robert E. Van Voorst states that " of all Roman writers, Tacitus gives us the most precise information about Christ ".

Köstenberger states that many modern scholars believe that the Arabic version reflects the state of Josephus ' original text before it was subject to Christian interpolation.

( Köstenberger pages 104-105 ) Köstenberger states that the statement by Josephus that some people recognized Jesus as the Messiah is consistent with the grammar of Josephus elsewhere but does not imply that Josephus himself considered Jesus the Messiah.

Köstenberger adds that the passage includes vocabulary that is typically Josephan and the style is consistent with that of Josephus.

Andreas Köstenberger considers the James passage to be authentic and states that the James passage attests to the existence of Jesus as a historical person, and that his followers considered him the Messiah.

( Köstenberger pages 104-105 ) Köstenberger concurs with John Meier that it is highly unlikely for the passage to be a Christian interpolation given that in New Testament texts James is referred to as the " brother of the Lord " rather than the " brother of Jesus ", and that a Christian interpolator would have provided a more detailed account at that point.

Andreas Köstenberger states that there is strong evidence that parts of the Testimonium are authentic, and that the comparison of the Greek versions with the Arabic version ( discovered by Shlomo Pines in the 1970s ) provides an indication of the original Josephan text.

Andreas Köstenberger states that the fact that the 10th century Arabic version of the Testimonium ( discovered in the 1970s ) lacks distinct Christian terminology while sharing the essential elements of the passage indicates that the Greek Testimonium has been subject to interpolation.

Craig Evans ( and separately Robert Van Voorst ) state that most modern scholars accept the position that the Testimonium is partially authentic, had a kernel with an authentic reference to Jesus, and that the analysis of its content and style support this conclusion.

After nearly 10 months of speculation and numerous rumors, Van Halen ( and David Lee Roth separately via his own website ) said that the band would be going on a tour of North America.

::* In a proposal dated 23 August 2007, Professor Philippe Van Parijs explains that, while it would be foolish to think that Brussels could be coherently managed separately from his immediate hinterland ( Flemish and Walloon Brabant ), French-speakers should be realistic and abandon such claims for the expansion of the Brussels Region to its entire economic hinterland since such expansion would put the Dutch language at risk.

The Sisters of the Holy Names and Hill Military Academy separately sued Walter Pierce, the governor of Oregon, along with Isaac H. Van Winkle, the state attorney general, and Stanley Myers, district attorney of Multnomah County ( of which Portland is the county seat, and where both the Sisters and the Academy were headquartered ).

In the basic state, the G < sub > α </ sub >- GDP-G < sub > βγ </ sub > complex and the receptor that can activate it are separately associated with the membrane.

Some constitutions or fundamental laws provide for a head of state who is not only in theory but in practice chief executive, operating separately from, and independent from, the legislature.

Certain scholars and political leaders feel that these modern developments endanger nation states by taking power away from state governments and ceding it to international bodies such as the U. N. and the World Bank, argue that international law has evolved to a point where it exists separately from the mere consent of states, and discern a legislative and judicial process to international law that parallels such processes within domestic law.

Paul L. Maier, and separately Zvi Baras state that scholars generally fall into three camps over the authenticity of the Testimonium: 1.

: In our judgment, stress, anxiety and depression can no doubt be the result of the operation of external factors, but they are not, it seems to us, in themselves separately or together external factors of the kind capable in law of causing or contributing to a state of automatism.

Influential to thinkers associated with Postmodernism are Heidegger's critique of the subject-object or sense-knowledge division implicit in Rationalism, Empiricism and Methodological Naturalism, his repudiation of the idea that facts exist outside or separately from the process of thinking and speaking them ( however, Heidegger is not specifically a Nominalist ), his related admission that the possibilities of philosophical and scientific discourse are wrapped up in the practices and expectations of a society and that concepts and fundamental constructs are the expression of a lived, historical exercise rather than simple derivations of external, apriori conditions independent from historical mind and changing experience ( see Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Heinrich von Kleist, Weltanschauung and Social Constructionism ), and his Instrumentalist and Negativist notion that Being ( and, by extension, reality ) is an action, method, tendency, possibility and question rather than a discreet, positive, identifiable state, answer or entity ( see also Process Philosophy, Dynamism, Instrumentalism, Pragmatism and Vitalism ).

In Gregg, the Court found, in a 7-2 ruling, that Georgia's new death penalty laws passed Eighth Amendment scrutiny: the statutes provided a bifurcated trial in which guilt and sentence were determined separately ; and, the statutes provided for " specific jury findings " followed by state supreme court review comparing each death sentence " with the sentences imposed on similarly situated defendants to ensure that the sentence of death in a particular case is not disproportionate.

The Natural Law Party had to qualify separately in each state to nominate a presidential candidate.

First, Congress provided that where a state is covered in its entirety, individual counties in that state may separately bail out.

James D. G. Dunn and separately Delbert Burkett state that the interpretation of the use of " the Son of man " in the New Testament is a prime example of the limits of biblical interpretation in that after 150 years of debate no consensus on the issue has emerged.

However, in most counties, public transportation is provided by one of the following: a special-purpose district that is coterminous with the county ( but exists separately from the county government ), a multi-county regional transit authority, or a state agency.

It is difficult for outsiders to appreciate the opportunities available here ; growth and development are more difficult because of the differences in regulations ; the distribution of grant money from state and federal governments has not always been efficient or effective ; governmental services are more costly when administered by many entities separately.

On a municipal level, the two cities in the state are administered separately:

After Texas joined the United States, the native Tejanos living in the state began culturally developing separately from their neighbors to the south, and remained culturally distinct from other Texans.

Although the CPA exam is uniform, licensing and certification requirements are imposed separately by each state's laws and therefore vary from state to state.

** Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, an ancient office of state, the Chancellor being the Minister of the Crown responsible in theory for the running of the Duchy of Lancaster, a duchy in England belonging to the Crown but historically maintained separately from the rest of the kingdom, whose net revenues belong to the monarch personally.

As more and more states subsequently began to choose their electors by popular election instead of appointment ( South Carolina being the last state to change, in 1860 ), candidates began to realise they could run together as a team for President and Vice President instead of running completely separately for each office.

This line was partially funded by the state, and was operated separately until the 1870s, with the state taking a 25 percent cut of gross passenger receipts.

The alliance ended in 2008 due to lack of progression in state reform negotiations, leaving the regional government and running separately in 2009 in the Flemish election, winning sixteen seats, and European election, winning one seat.

The new attorney, although licensed to practice in any local trial court in the state, must separately seek admission to the Georgia Court of Appeals as well as the Georgia Supreme Court.

A brief but vague reference to the NSA first appeared in the United States Government Organization Manual from 1957, which described it as " a separately organized agency within the Department of Defense under the direction, authority, and control of the Secretary of Defense [...] for the performance of highly specialized technical functions in support of the intelligence activities of the United States.

Reference-only items may be shelved in a reference collection located separately from circulating items.

These several elements have each to be considered separately with reference to their best practical forms for various purposes.

It is a convention in Welsh toponymy that when the reference is to a natural feature the words are written separately ( e. g. Cwm Brân: valley of the Brân ); when they refer to a settlement named after that feature the words are joined up ( Cwmbrân ).

However, as Australian ministers wished to have the United Kingdom mentioned in all the Queen's titles, the resolution reached was a designation that included the United Kingdom as well as, for the first time, reference to Canada and the other Commonwealth realms separately.

A marvel in itself, this distinctive section combines the most useful features of a concordance, reference system, and index, but it is better than any of them separately or all put together in some manner.

In syndication Steve is in the pre-credits introductory scene of " Rachel's First Date ", but his first appearance in first run episodes is in the 1989 episode " Laura's First Date ", where Carl and Eddie separately set up dates for Laura for a dance or party ( both terms used ), and the first thing known about him is that he allegedly ate a mouse, and he later makes reference to a mouse when speaking to Carl, implying that it might be true.

* A reference to a menu of items priced and ordered separately, i. e. the usual operation of restaurants ( In contrast to a table d ' hôte, at which a menu with limited or no choice is served at a fixed price.

In the second book, Herodian states that his intention was to “ narrate only the most important and conclusive … actions separately and in chronological order .” ( 2. 15. 7 ) Because of this, Herodian sometimes consolidates a large number of events into a single reference or two.

" The Novum Testamentum Graece, a standard reference for the Greek witnesses, lists < sup > 4 </ sup > and < sup > 64 / 67 </ sup > separately, giving the former a date of the 3rd century, while the latter is assigned ca.

People of Jamaica and Barbados, as well as some outlying islands, have separately claimed to have originated the cap style, claiming ancestral heritage or even personal invention, albeit without credible, documented proof, relying on un-substantiated drawings or mythical reference.

As a result in October 1999, Baylor's Michael Polanyi Center was quietly established separately from the IFL and without reference to science academics.

Credit reference agencies are covered separately from other ancillary credit businesses, and are defined in Section 148 as individuals or companies which carry on a business " comprising the furnishing of persons with information relevant to the financial standard of individuals, being information collected by the agency for that purpose ".

Hence, reference should be made to Austria and Hungary separately