Maybe, someone read the received manuscripts and the Christian scribes wrote down what they heard.
This method was very risky of copying error.
But, if they copied the manuscripts by reading and writing letter-by-letter, it would be 99.98% identical.
The Jewish scribes use this method to make (almost) perfect copies of the Torah until today.
This method was very risky of copying error.
But, if they copied the manuscripts by reading and writing letter-by-letter, it would be 99.98% identical.
The Jewish scribes use this method to make (almost) perfect copies of the Torah until today.