Teaching of the Lord Jesus Christ 2. He endorsed the Old Testament 3. Fundamental for Christian discipleship 2. Fundamental for Christian integrity 3. Fundamental for Christian freedom 4.
Reliability means suitable or fit to be relied upon.
A significant element in attesting to the authenticity of the bible is the availability of early dated manuscripts that can be compared to one another to determine the wording of the original documents. Dating the original writings and establishing their authorship is a difficult matter since many of them do not say who wrote tem or when they were written. The OT documents are especially tough to date precisely since they are much more ancient, sometimes describing events that precede written history. Also the color of ink, the material, size and form of letters, punctuation and any ornamentation used. The reliability of the Old Testament is confirmed through the meticulous care by which it was copied.