Re: New Testament Textual Criticisms
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24000+ copies of New Testament documents are still in existence today. The copies match the "current" Bible to 99% accuracy.
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This does not preclude redaction if the oldest of these documents is well outside the date of composition.
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"No doctrine of Christianity is in the least dependent on any textual variant."
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You will not find universal agreement on this point. The doctrine of the trinity, for instance, has much firmer support if one accepts 1 Jn. 5:7 as original.
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"95% of the errors found in the New Testament text are recognized as unintentional. These include confusion of similar letters, repitition of words or sentences, and just plain bad copying."
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Recognized by whom? Some will see Matt. 27:9-10 as a copying error. Others will say that the biblical author goofed up and quoted the wrong prophet. A third party will come up with a rationalization for why "it only appears" as if he makes a mistake.
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