Original sentence: Much evidence is given by preterists and secular scholars as to why the Beast from the Sea could only have referred to Nero.Preterist interpretations, which are often advocated by scholars, generally identify the First Beast with Imperial Rome particularly with Nero
Edited sentence: Scholarly and Preterist interpretations generally identify the First Beast with Imperial Rome particularly with Nero.Several evidences are given by scholars/preterists as to why the Beast from the Sea could only have referred to Nero