Edited sentence: A manuscript is a hand-written copy over against a printed copy.However, said teachings were mentioned by Jesus explicitly in the Gospels and are clearly not a fabrication of Paul.It is unrivaled in manuscript authority.Of the Christian New Testament alone, there are more than 24,000 manuscripts.The Christian New Testament is exceptional in its reliability and trustworthiness and survival down through history.The number two book in all of history in manuscript authority and literature is Homer's Iliad, with 643