Original sentence: " This conclusion, however, is far from universally held and there continues to be debate on the historical nature of the Exodus story.Discussion on this topic continues to attract interest, both from scholars, believers, and others, and the following section discusses some of the more popular aspects of the Exodus story.Many modern scholars point out that the Exodus was likely intended as the history of the relationship of God and his chosen people, the Israelites, and that it therefore may be a mistake to approach its story in terms of being a purely literal secular history: "We do the Exodus narrative a profound disservice by uncritically seeking natural interpretations for the clearly miraculous, and it is misguided to supply scientific explanations for such non-historical events as the ten plagues of Egypt, the burning bush that spoke to Moses, or the pillars of cloud and fire that accompanied the Israelites in the wilderness
Edited sentence: " Nevertheless, such discussion continues to attract interest, and the following section discusses some of the more popular aspects of the Exodus story.Modern scholars point out that the Exodus was intended as the history of the relationship of God and his chosen people, the Israelites, and that it is therefore inappropriate to approach its story in terms of secular history: "We do the Exodus narrative a profound disservice by uncritically seeking natural interpretations for the clearly miraculous, and it is misguided to supply scientific explanations for such non-historical events as the ten plagues of Egypt, the burning bush that spoke to Moses, or the pillars of cloud and fire that accompanied the Israelites in the wilderness