Believers in the authenticity of the Zohar countered that the lack of references to the work in Jewish literature were because bar Yohai did not commit his teachings to writing but transmitted them orally to his disciples over generations until finally the doctrines were embodied in the Zohar.

In the Ashkenazi community of Eastern Europe, later religious authorities including the Vilna Gaon ( d. 1797 ) and Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi ( d. 1812 ) ( The Baal HaTanya ) believed in the authenticity of the Zohar.

R ' Yechiel Michel Epstein ( d. 1908 ), and R ' Yisrael Meir Kagan ( d. 1933 ) both believed in the authenticity of the Zohar.

Belief in the authenticity of the Zohar among Orthodox Jewish movements can be seen in various forms online today.

Featured on Chabad. org is the multi-part article, The Zohar's Mysterious Origins by Moshe Miller, which views the Zohar as the product of multiple generations of scholarship but defends the overall authenticity of the text and refutes many of the textual criticisms from Scholem and Tishby.

The authenticity of his claim of authorship of the Zohar has been challenged by both secular and religious scholars.

The arguments against the authenticity of the Zohar advanced by Jacob Emden and Leone di Modena were also influential.

Although the authenticity of this epigram was accepted for many centuries, it was probably not composed for Agathon the tragedian, nor was it composed by Plato.

A third single was released amid controversy before Christmas 1984: a revival of " It Ain't Necessarily So ", the George and Ira Gershwin classic ( from Porgy and Bess ) which questions the authenticity of Biblical tales.

In its preparation, centuries of material was examined, scrutinized for authenticity by leading experts, and harmonized as much as possible with opposing canons and even other codes, from the Codex of Justinian to the Napoleonic Code.

Nguema introduced a campaign of ' authenticity ', replacing colonial names with native ones: the capital Santa Isabel became Malabo, the main island of Fernando Po was renamed Masie Nguema Biyogo after himself, and Annobón became Pagalu.

Although its canonical status was contested, its authenticity was never doubted by the Early Church.

Italian neorealism of the 1940s, with its emphasis on quasi-documentary authenticity, was an acknowledged influence on trends that emerged in American noir.

The overwhelming majority of modern scholars consider the reference in Book 20, Chapter 9, 1 of the Antiquities to " the brother of Jesus, who was called Christ, whose name was James " to be authentic and to have the highest level of authenticity among the references of Josephus to Christianity.

This forms a key external argument against the total authenticity of the Testimonium in that Josephus, as a Jew, would not have claimed Jesus as the Messiah, and the reference to " he was Christ " in the Testimonium must be a Christian interpolation.

Van Voorst also states that the use of a neutral term " called Christ " which neither denies nor affirms Jesus as the Messiah points to authenticity, and indicates that Josephus used it to distinguish Jesus from the many other people called Jesus at the time, in the same way that James is distinguished, given that it was also a common name.

Chilton and Evans state that the general acceptance of the authenticity of the James passage lends support to the partial authenticity of the Testimonium in that the brief reference to " Jesus, who was called Christ " in Antiquities XX, 9, 1 " clearly implies a prior reference " and that " in all probability the Testimonium is that prior reference ".

Historian Wilhelm Levison, writing in 1946, was sceptical about the authenticity of this charter.

His conversations with Boris Nicolaevsky, a Menshevik leader who held the manuscripts on behalf of SPD, formed the basis of " Letter of an Old Bolshevik ", which was very influential in contemporary understanding of the period ( especially the Ryutin Affair and Kirov murder ) although there are doubts about its authenticity.

" The Revels account was first printed by Peter Cunningham in 1842, and, while its authenticity was once challenged, is now regarded as genuine ( as authenticated by A. E.

Scottish author Hugh Blair's 1763 A Critical Dissertation on the Poems of Ossian upheld the work's authenticity against Johnson's scathing criticism and from 1765 was included in every edition of Ossian to lend the work credibility.

However, this dating was disputed by Hypatius of Ephesus, who met the monophysite party during the 532 meeting with Emperor Justinian I ; Hypatius denied its authenticity on the grounds that none of the Fathers or Councils ever cited or referred to it.

The text of the prayers themselves was probably provided by a Carthaginian informant, and Plautus incorporated it to emphasize the authenticity and foreignness of Hanno's character.

" He notes that the " terms in which they expressed their disdain for hangers-on and those whose post-hip credentials didn ’ t quite make it came straight out of the authenticity movements: " Poseurs " was the favourite epithet.

Whereas rock aspired to authenticity and an expansion of the possibilities of popular music, pop was more commercial, ephemeral and accessible.

Unlike many earlier serials which were set in fictional towns, Ryan's Hope was set in real location, New York City, and outside shoots were used to give the series greater authenticity.

Modern scholarship has doubted their authenticity, and these works are generally referred to as forming part of the " Hesiodic Corpus " whether or not their authorship is accepted.

Although the 1884 Bull of Pope Leo XIII Omnipotens Deus accepted the authenticity of the relics at Compostela, the Vatican remains uncommitted as to whether the relics are those of Saint James the Greater, while continuing to promote the more general benefits of pilgrimage to the site.

Most American reviewers accepted the authenticity of the narrative, though it provoked disbelief among some British readers.

Even though its authenticity has been called into question by some today, the Tanaka Memorial was widely accepted as authentic in the 1930s and 40s because Japan's actions corresponded so closely to these plans.

Its authenticity is not accepted by all scholars.

Unlike a typewritten or word-processed " formal " will, where usually two disinterested witnesses are required to attest to the author's signing or " execution " of the document, a holographic will does not require any witnessing or notarization ( an accepted form of witnessed certification of authenticity ) in order to be a proper and valid testamentary instrument ( document ) having full legal force and effect.

For some time the authenticity of these new fables was disputed, but they are now generally accepted as genuine fables of Phaedrus.

German intelligence accepted the authenticity of the documents with the result that the Germans diverted much of their defensive effort from Sicily to Greece.

Their authenticity is not accepted universally by those of the Christian faith and the accuracy of the reports surrounding the discovery of the True Cross is questioned by some Christians.

The letter was accepted as genuine by Oswald's widow and left the House Select Committee on Assassinations ( 1978 ) unable to verify or discredit its authenticity.

The authenticity of these letters is accepted by almost all scholars, and they have been referenced and interpreted by early authors such as Origen and Eusebius.

Their authenticity is not accepted universally by those of the Christian faith and the accuracy of the reports surrounding the discovery of the True Cross is questioned by many Christians.

Many Gosho that are accepted by the Nichiren Shoshu are not accepted as genuine by Nichiren Shū on grounds that scholars have not verified their authenticity.

Even though its authenticity is not accepted by scholars today, the Tanaka Memorial was widely accepted as authentic in the 1930s and 40s because Japan's actions corresponded so closely to these plans.

His writings probably represent the first mention of the Beta Israel in Rabbinic literature, and despite some skeptical critics his authenticity has been generally accepted in current scholarship.

In reply to Western academic doubts as to the actual date and authorship of the book that bears his name, scholars point out that notable hadith scholars of that time, such as Ahmad Ibn Hanbal ( 855 CE / 241 AH ), Ibn Maīn ( 847 CE / 233 AH ), and Ibn Madīni ( 848 CE / 234 AH ), accepted the authenticity of his book and that the collection's immediate fame makes it unlikely that it could have been revised after the author's death without historical record.