Original sentence: Graham Stanton claims, "Today nearly all historians, whether Christians or not, accept that Jesus existed and that the gospels contain plenty of valuable evidence which has to be weighed and assessed critically.James H Charlesworth asserts that "No reputable scholar today questions that a Jew named Jesus son of Joseph lived; most readily admit that we now know a considerable amount about his actions and basic teachings ...",.Most biblical scholars and historians believe that Jesus was a historical figure, and so the hypothesis of Jesus' non-historicity is rarely discussed in current academic literature.Richard Burridge and Graham Gould claim they did not know of any "respectable" scholars that held the view today.Van Voorst claims that biblical scholars and historians regard the thesis as "effectively refuted"
Edited sentence: Graham Stanton, writes "Today nearly all historians, whether Christians or not, accept that Jesus existed and that the gospels contain plenty of valuable evidence which has to be weighed and assessed critically.James H Charlesworth writes "No reputable scholar today questions that a Jew named Jesus son of Joseph lived; most readily admit that we now know a considerable amount about his actions and basic teachings ...",.Most biblical scholars and historians agree that Jesus was a historical figure, and so the hypothesis of Jesus' non-historicity is rarely discussed in current academic literature.Richard Burridge and Graham Gould stated that they did not know of any "respectable" scholars that held the view today.Van Voorst has stated that biblical scholars and historians regard the thesis as "effectively refuted"