The Bible was written down by humans. God the Holy Spirit guided the writers so that they wrote exactly what was to be written down.
In my scripture reading today, Peter, who was an eyewitness and follower of Jesus for 3 years, was present at the crucifixion, burial and resurrection of Jesus wrote this about scripture in 2 Peter 1 about how the scriptures came to be given to us.
12 So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have. 13 I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of this body, 14 because I know that I will soon put it aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me. 15 And I will make every effort to see that after my departure you will always be able to remember these things.
16 For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” 18 We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain.
19 We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. 20 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. 21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
Hasn't the Bible changed over the years? Amazingly very little. The transmitting of scriptures has been miraculously preserved in accuracy. There are more examples of scriptures preserved from the Bible than any other book by far. These go back to within 100 years of the original writings nearly 2000 years ago. Early Greek historians and philosophers have less than 100 examples of their writings preserved and most are copies from over 1000 years after the original writings. Therefore it is difficult to compare to the originals. Scripture that are less than 300 years after their original writings are number over 25,000 examples and more are being found all the time. The earliest example comes around 75-100 years after the original writings. Therefore it is easier to compare modern Bibles to original texts and they have been found to be over 99.5 percent accurate. The Bible has not been changed over the years. Other historical writings that are still read today have a much less accuracy due to careless copying. the earliest remaining manuscripts from Aristotle comes from 1400 years after it's writing and the number of ancient manuscripts is less than 50. Numerous changes due to copying have been found in Aristotle's writing compared to the originals.
Here is a more in depth discussion
https://s3.amazonaws.com/jmm.us/Bibliographical+Test+Update+-+08.13.14.pdf
Josh McDowell is an authority on this and related topics. www.josh.org
Here is a 30 minute video you may enjoy by Josh McDowell that answers a lot of questions.
http://www.josh.org/video-2/can-i-trust-the-bible/
The New Testament contains eyewitness testimonies that were undisputed by those who heard them.
Archaeology continues to support much of the old and new testament scripture.
Since this is not a place for long explanations I just want to encourage you, that if you have any of these questions about the uniqueness of the Bible, don't believe someone who has never looked into the topic. Explore some of these links.
God's word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.
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