How do manuscripts of
the New Testament compare with other historical writings of the first
century?
Greek is the original language of
the New Testament.
There are no original copies of the New Testament books.
There are many complete or partial copies of the Greek New Testament.
The Language: Greek was the business language used all over the world in
the first century.
The careful copying process:
Manuscripts were not translations, they were
exact copies of original documents.
Manuscripts were not copied word-for-word, they were copied
letter-for-letter.
