Original sentence: Mythicist arguments that these references are not in fact references to a truly historical Jesus are dismissed by opponents as based on questionable translations, being ad hoc and ultimately unpersuasive..
Edited sentence: However, to date, these arguments for mythicism have not been addressed by credentialed NT scholars in scholarly formats, but largely by avowed apologists with little or no training in New Testament scholarship and methodology...Mythicist arguments that these references are not in fact references to a truly historical Jesus are dismissed by opponents as based on questionable translations, being ad hoc and ultimately unpersuasive