Original sentence: Even some who do accept his existence are divided over the historicity of the Gospels' accounts.Often the point of view taken by historians can be influenced by the region of the world that they are from.Some historians argue that there is no reason to think that 'Jesus' ever existed.Some say that the Gospel accounts are not an honest and objective account of events, since they were written or compiled by his followers.Those who also adopt a purely naturalistic view of history are particularly skeptical about events such as the resurrection of Jesus and other miracles mentioned in the Gospels
Edited sentence: Among those who do accept his existence there are divisions over the historicity of the Gospels' accounts.Lacking additional evidence, some historians argue that no such person as Jesus ever existed.Most historians, however, maintain that the source documents on which the four canonical Gospels are based were written within living memory of Jesus's lifetime.Some say that the Gospel accounts are neither objective nor accurate, since they were written or compiled by his followers.They therefore accept that the accounts of the life of Jesus in those Gospels provide a reasonable basis of evidence, by the standards of ancient history, for the historical existence of Jesus and the basic facts of his life and death