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| Author | Number of Fragments & Manuscripts (BibleQuestions.info) | Date Written, or Author's Date of Death (BibleQuestions.info) | Earliest Fragment Date (BibleQuestions.info) | Years Between Date Written and Earliest Fragment (BibleQuestions.info) | Earliest Manuscript Date (BibleQuestions.info) | Years Between Date Written and Earliest Manuscript (BibleQuestions.info) | Number of Manuscripts (McDowell) | Earliest Manuscript (McDowell) | Attestations of Works (Trismegistos) | Author Lived (Trismegistos) | Work Written (Trismegistos) | Earliest Manuscript (Trismegistos) | Web Link (Trismegistos) | Number of Manuscripts (Jones) | Date Written (Jones) | Earliest Manuscript (Jones) | Time Gap (Jones) | Number of Manuscripts (Logos) | Date Written (Logos) | Number of Copies (Sinclair) | Date Written (Sinclair) | Earliest Copies (Sinclair) | Time Gap (Sinclair) | Number of Copies (Slick) | Date Written (Slick) | Earliest Copy (Slick) | Approximate Time Span between original & copy (Slick) | Earliest Fragment Date (Tertuallian.org) | Earliest Manuscript Date (Tertullian.org) | Number of Manuscripts (Wegner) | Date Written (Wegner) | Earliest Manuscript (Wegner) | Number of Manuscripts (Wilkins) | Writing Completed (Wilkins) | Earliest Manuscript (Wilkins) | Years Removed (Wilkins) |
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| New Testament (Greek) | 5856 | AD 50-100 | AD 125 | 25 | AD 325 | 225 | 5856 | AD 130 | 5795 | AD 50-100 | AD 130 | 400 (fragment) 700 (manuscripts) | 6000 | AD 50-100 | 5366 | AD 50-100 | AD 114 (fragment) AD 200 (books) AD 250 (most of NT) AD 325 (complete NT) | 50 / 100 / 150 / 225 | 5600 | AD 50-100 | AD 130 | 30 | 5400 | AD 40-110 | 5800 | AD 50-98 | AD 110-125 | 12-27 | ||||||||
| New Testament (All Languages) | 23986 | AD 100 | AD 125 | 25 | AD 325 | 225 | 23986 | 23,769 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Caesar - Gallic Wars | 251 | 44 BC | AD 800 | 844 | 251 | AD 800-900 | 251 | 100-44 BC | AD 800-900 | 950 | 10 | 100-44 BC | 10 | 100-44 BC | AD 900 | 1000 | 10 | AD 100-44 | AD 900 | 1000 | 10 | 58-50 BC | AD 900-950 | 251 | 51-46 BC | AD 800-900 | 950 | |||||||||
| Demosthenes - Speeches | 444 | 300 BC | 100 BC | 200 | AD 1100 | 1400 | 444 | 100-1 BC | 207 | 384-322 BC | 384-322 BC | About 150 BC | Demosthenes - Speeches | 340 | 300 BC | 100-1 BC (fragments) AD 1100 (manuscript) | 1100 (manuscript) | 200 | 300 BC | 200 | 300 BC | AD 1,100 | 1400 | 8 | 400-300 BC | AD 1100 | 800 | 340 | 300 BC | 100-1 BC (Fragments) | 1000 | |||||
| Euripides - Tragedies | 330 | 406 BC | 300 BC | 106 | 204 | 480-406 BC | 480-406 BC | About 300 BC | Euripides - Tragedies | 330 | 500-400 BC4 | 9 | 480-406 BC | AD 1100 | 1300 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Herodotus - History | 109 | 425 BC | 150 BC | 275 | AD 900 | 1325 | 106 | 150-50 BC | 45 | 484-425 BC | 440-425 BC | About 150 BC | Herodotus - History | 109 | 480-425 BC | AD 900-1000 | 1350 | 8 | 480-435 BC | 8 | 480-425 B.C | AD 900 | 1350 | 8 | 480-425 BC | 900 AD | 1300 | AD 50-100 | AD 900-1000 | 109 | 480-425 BC | AD 900-1000 | 1350 | |||
| Homer - Illiad | 1900 | 700 BC | 415 BC | 285 | AD 850 | 1550 | 1900 | 415 BC | 1432 | 750-700 BC | 750-700 BC | About 300 BC | Homer - Illiad | 1757 | 800 BC | 400 BC | 400 | 650 | 800 B.C | 643 | 800 BC | 400 BC | 400 | 643 | 900 BC | 400 BC | 500 | AD 850-900 | 1757 | 800 BC | 400-300 BC (fragments) AD 800-900 | 500 | ||||
| Homer - Odyssey | 574 | 700 BC | 300 BC | 400 | AD 900 | 1600 | 574 | 750-700 BC | 750-700 BC | About 300 BC | Homer - Odyssey | 400-300 BC | AD 900-1000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Josephus | 55 | AD 100 | AD 200 | 100 | 12 | AD 37-100 | AD 37-100 | About AD 200 | Josephus | 55 | AD 75-95 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Livy - History of Rome | 473 | AD 17 | AD 300 | 283 | 473 | AD 300-400 | 150 | 59 BC - AD 17 | AD 400-450 | 400 | 20 | 59 B.C - AD 17 | 1 (fragment) 19 (manuscripts) | 59 BC - AD 17 | AD 300-400 (fragments) AD 1000-1100 (manuscripts) | 400 (fragments) 1000 (manuscripts) | 20 | 59 BC-17 AD | 20 | 59 BC-AD 17 | AD 300-400 | 150 | 59 BC - AD 17 | AD 400-500 | 400 | |||||||||||
| Plato - Tetralogies | 238 | 347 BC | BC 300 | 47 | AD 895 | 1242 | 238 | 400-300 BC | 96 | 428-347 BC | 428-347 BC | About 300 BC | Plato - Tetralogies | 210 | 400 BC | AD 895 | 1300 | 7 | 400 BC | 7 | 400 BC | AD 900 | 1300 | 7 | 427-347 BC | AD 900 | 1200 | 210 | 400 BC | AD 895 | 1300 | |||||
| Pliny the Elder - Natural History | 200 | AD 79 | AD 400 | 321 | AD 1300 | 1221 | 200 | AD 400-500 | 9 | AD 23-79 | AD 77 | About AD 400 | Pliny the Elder - Natural History | 200 | AD 49-79 | AD 400-500 (fragment) AD 1300-1500 (manuscripts) | 400 (fragment) 700 (manuscripts) | 200 | AD 49-79 | AD 400-500 (fragment) | 400 | |||||||||||||||
| Pliny the Younger - Natural History | 7 | AD 113 | AD 850 | 737 | 7 | 61-113 AD | 7 | AD 61-113 | AD 850 | 750 | 7 | AD 61-113 | AD 850 | 1200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sophocles - Oedipus Rex | 3 | 405 BC | AD 100 | 505 | 3 | 497-405 BC | 497-405 BC | About AD 100 | Sophocles - Oedipus Rex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sophocles - Plays | 226 | 405 BC | 400 BC | 5 | AD 100 | 505 | 226 | 400-300 BC | 41 | 497-405 BC | 497-405 BC | About 300 BC | Sophocles - Plays | 193 | 496-406 BC | 400-300 BC | 100-200 | 193 | 496-406 BC | AD 1000 | 1400 | 100-1 BC | AD 100-200 | 193 | 496-406 BC | 400-300 BC (fragments) AD 900-1000 | 100-200 | |||||||||
| Tacitus - Annals | 36 | AD 100 | AD 800 | 700 | AD 1050 | 950 | 36 | 1st half - AD 850 2nd half - AD 1050 | 2 (fragments) 31 (manuscripts) | AD 100 | 1st half - AD 850 2nd half - AD 1050 | 750-950 | 20 | AD 100 | 20 | AD 100 | AD 1100 | 1000 | 20 | AD 100 | 1100 | 1000 | 2 | AD 100 | AD 800-1100 | 33 | AD 100 | AD 800-1000 | 750-950 | |||||||
| Thucydides - History | 188 | 400 BC | 400 BC | 0 | AD 900 | 1300 | 188 | 400-300 BC | 95 | 460-400 BC | 460-400 BC | About 300 BC | Thucydides - History | 96 | 460-400 BC | 400-300 BC (fragment) AD 900 (manuscript) | 200 (fragment) 1,350 (manuscript) | 8 | 460-400 BC | 8 | 460-400 BC | AD 900 | 1300 | 8 | 460-400 BC | AD 900 | 1300 | AD 1000-1100 | 8 | 460-400 BC | AD 1-100 (fragments) AD 900 (manuscript) | 96 | 460-400 BC | 400-300 BC (fragments) | 200 | |
| © BibleQuestions.info, 14-Dec-2019 Most of these numbers are estimates, particularly the dates. | McDowell, Josh and McDowell, Sean. Evidence That Demands a Verdict: Life-Changing Truth for a Skeptical World (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2017; Kindle) Page 55. | Trismegistos.org (Website) Accessed 11-24-2019. | Jones, Clay. The Bibliographical Test Updated (Equip.org; Oct 1, 2013) Accessed 16-Nov-2019. | Logos Bible Software Infographics (Logos Bible Software, version 8.9; LBSI 2009) | Sinclair, David. An Overview of the Bible (DavidSinclairMC.com, 2006-2010; PDF) 11. | Slick, Matt. Manuscript evidence for superior New Testament reliability (CARM.org, 12/10/08) Accessed 06-Dec-2019. | Tertullian.org. Some manuscript traditions of the Greek classics (Tertullian.org) Accessed 05-Dec-2019. | Wegner, Paul D. A Student's Guide to Textual Criticism of the Bible: Its History, Methods and Results (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2006; Logos) Pages 40-41. | Wilkins, Don and Edward D. Andrews. The Text of the New Testament: The Science and Art of Textual Criticism (Cambridge, OH: Christian Publishing House, 2017; Kindle) Page 110. |
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| Book | Letters1234 | Words567 | Verses89 | Verses 10 | Parshiyot / Sidrot1112 | Chapters 1314 | Columns1516 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis | 78,064 | 20,512 | 1,534 | 1,534 | 12 | 50 | 60 |
| Exodus | 63,529 | 16,723 | 1,209 | 1,209 | 11 | 40 | 50 |
| Leviticus | 44,790 | 11,950 | 858 | 859 | 10 | 27 | 38 |
| Numbers | 63,530 | 16,368 | 1,288 | 1,288 | 10 | 36 | 52 |
| Deuteronomy | 54,892 | 14,294 | 955 | 955 | 11 | 34 | 45 |
| Total | 304,805 | 79,847 | 5,844 | 5,845 | 54 | 187 | 245 |