After dabbling in books about the dead sea scrolls and the decisions about which texts to include in the bible, I bought this book on a whim one day because it was on clearance. I've found it rather enlightening; though as a christian I believe the books to be inspired by God, I am still struggling with the idea that they are perfect. Humanity is not perfect and many faults include shaping Him into his own desires; it is not far-fetched to believe that in the process of transcription errors were made and even intentional changes as the heart of man can be corrupt.
Erasmus' translation is argued to be the oldest and yet it contains 12 verses of mark, a woman taken into adultery and the johannine comma that does not appear in the oldest and "superior" ( author's word) manuscripts of the Greek new testament. The author argues Erasmus used the versions he had handy--one part Latin vulgate back into Greek, not the original Greek manuscript, and thus questions arise about the KJV.

Perhaps it is a part of the mystery. I believe you receive God's word when you seek it, and having a healthy perspective on how man can corrupt the message is important to know. We must seek the truth and "question with boldness the very existence of God..."