Original sentence: Most modern scholars explain the disparity as an error on Luke's part, holding that he misidentified the date of Quirinius's census with the reign of Herod the Great.The majority view among scholars is that Luke misidentified the date of Quirinius's census with the reign of Herod the Great
Edited sentence: Many scholars contend that the Luke misidentified the date of Quirinius's census with the reign of Herod the Great.Many scholars contend that the sources present contradictory material and explain the disparity as an error on Luke's part, holding that he misidentified the date of Quirinius's census with the reign of Herod the Great