NO ancient literary work has anywhere close to the level and extent of documentation or such an abundance of old copies as the New Testament does. And yet, there ARE differences in the old manuscripts we have of it. Learn why the differences / "variants" of the New Testament HELPS us to know, with great confidence, the contents of its original manuscripts.
And compare the number of manuscript copies - AND, particularly, the time difference between the originals when they were copied, between the other best documented ancient literary works with those of the New Testament - it's not even close, and yet few scholars would question, say, the writings of Homer, etc, see below:
