I think your experts are putting their faith ahead of tehir analysis.
Numbers are not faith. Which of their estimates and/or percentages do you disagree with?
Cordially,
I think your "experts" are putting their lack of faith ahead of their analysis. That's it after all, the Bible has ALWAYS been about faith. Without which, NO ONE can ever know God or please Him. There have always been skeptics who deny much of what the Bible states. They will come up with all kinds of excuses and reasons why it cannot be trusted and why what it represents is a myth. It is a primary tool of Satan to cast aspersions on the ONE and ONLY offensive weapon a Christian has in his armor - the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God (Ephesians 6:17).
You claimed earlier to be a Christian, what do you believe then about Christ? How can what you believe be confirmed? What is the evidence for your faith? Diamond had some very GOOD reference material that proves quite conclusively that we have every reason to be able to trust the Holy Scriptures we have. There are many, many more I could give as well. Something tells me, though, that you have made up your mind already and have been convinced that the Bible is untrustworthy. All I can say is that I know for a fact that it IS the truth. You, it seems, are going by the adage that "seeing is believing". But, with God, "believing is seeing". That's how He works. Without the Holy Spirit, the natural man cannot receive the things of the Spirit, they are foolishness to him. That just may be the missing component in your search for what is true.
Here are a few resources that may help:
The Formation of the Canon of the New Testament
Are 1st and 2nd Peter NOT by Peter?
Fulfilled Prophecy Evidence for the Reliability of the Bible
On the Formation of the New Testament Canon
Manuscript Evidence for Superior New Testament Reliability
Why not take a look at these few links and we can discuss the topic further?