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Manuscripts
There are no original copies of the Bible.

How do the manuscripts of the Bible compare with manuscripts of other writing of the same general time period?

Caesar's Gallic Wars (58-50 BC)
10 Manuscripts

Roman History of Livy (59 BC-17 AD)
35 Manuscripts

History of Herodotus (480-425 BC)
8 Manuscripts

The Annals of Tacitus (100 AD)
20 Manuscripts

The writings of Plato (427-347 BC)
5 Manuscripts

The writings of Aristostle (384-322 BC)
5 Manuscripts

The Bible (100 AD)
Over 20,000 Manuscripts

 What does this mean?