It is reliable as to what was once written was written again in a short amount of time. The copies of copies are very similar to the works before them despite the differences in translation and additions.
That is no big secret.
Where the mystery lies is in the contents of those writings. No matter how quickly you copy fiction and make many accurate copies of it later, it does not make the fiction true.
Oh how quickly the argument changes.
Textual reliability and historical reliability are two different things.
There is no argument.
What "reliability" are we talking about here when we say the reliability of the NT?
The reliability of what was originally written, something that gets argued in this forum all the time.
The reliability of historical/factual accuracy of what was originally written absolutely gets argued.
The reliability of the actual text itself is widely known. Even though there were additions and changes made, as a whole it is a high percentage of reliability as far as the text is concerned.
Also, what's the second number next to it? It's not labeled or anything...
The number of existing copies.
I would think there are more than 24,000 copies of the NT...
I'm guessing they mean the "earliest existing copies"
The reliability of the actual text itself is widely known. Even though there were additions and changes made, as a whole it is a high percentage of reliability as far as the text is concerned.
This info-graph needs some labels, or explanation.
I get that they're measuring original vs. earliest existing copy... that's interesting, but doesn't seem to have to do anything with reliability.
Also, what's the second number next to it? It's not labeled or anything...
Also, there are no sources... all in all it's pretty shady.
I have to agree with you Four. I had a tough time reading the picture as well. Not sure exactly what it is saying other than there being 40-70 years between the actual time it was written and the earliest manuscripts we've got.
How did you know that? is there a website that went along with this picture? Without explanation / sources this picture is pretty meaningless for anything besides propaganda..
Even the 40-70 year thing, is that 40-70 years between any of the original scripture were written down? or when the NT was actually compiled and put together in one tomb?
This I get. What I don't get is why the historical/factual accuracy of the other works in this list are not nearly as debated, if at all?
THE WORD OF GOD isn't comparable to anything you have listed.