Objection that scholars affirm historicity only because they signed faith statements is refuted by citing atheist/agnostic scholars who agree

The claim that scholars affirm historicity only due to Christian bias or signed faith statements is refuted by naming non-Christian scholars who agree: Bart Ehrman (agnostic/atheist), Maurice Casey (agnostic), Garrett Lüdemann (atheist New Testament scholar), Joseph Hoffmann (agnostic), James Crossley (agnostic). Crossan and Steven Patterson of the Jesus Seminar call themselves Christians but do not believe in a personal creator God.