The Bibliographical Test Answering those who question accurate transmission of Scriptures through history More manuscripts and older manuscripts allow us to better know what was originally written.  The more old manuscripts we have enables us to discern or correct errors if necessary. There's better manuscript evidence for the Bible than any other historical work on the planet.  A quick comparison of key historical authors and works to the New Testament is worth considering:   Click Chart to Enlarge Bibliographical Chart (PDF) Many charts similar to this have been made over the past decades, many merely reprinting data from earlier versions. In the past 50 years there's been major manuscript finds across almost all historical works.  This chart is my attempt to update those I've used earlier and the many I've seen elsewhere.  In a few years I'm sure we'll have found a lot more and this chart will need a new update.  Until then, enjoy. Article by Brent MacDonald, (c) 2018 Lion Tracks Ministries (a division of Cottage Cove's Discipleship Training Institute)