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Various arguments against the historicity of the Resurrection have been presented, e. g. the number of other historical figures and gods with similar death and resurrection accounts.

According to Peter Kirby, " many scholars doubt the historicity of the empty tomb.

" However according to a survey done by Gary Habermas ; 75 % of both conservative and non-conservative New Testament scholars accept arguments in favor of the empty tomb.

Robert M. Price claims that if the resurrection could, in fact, be proven through science or historical evidence, the event would lose its miraculous qualities.

Helmut Koester writes that the stories of the resurrection were originally epiphanies and that the more detailed accounts of the resurrection are secondary and not based on historical records.