How is it decided that a newly discovered manuscript is more reliable?
Some dating techniques aren't above dispute. And even if the dating is right, older doesn't necessarily mean more original, because an older manuscript may have survived longer because it may have been a less-used manuscript due to its having been considered a less reliable manuscript, while the more reliable manuscripts would have been used more and therefore only later copies survived.
Just asking about the basis on which it is being asserted so confidently.
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