Question concerning new editions (2nd editions?) of various NICOT books

I have been receiving emails concern pre-pub offers for various books in the NICOT. It turns out that I already have an edition of them in my current NICOT library and these are second editions with different authors usually.

As a lay person, I do not understand why second editions of already existing volumes are needed. Is it typically something like these new versions are written by people with a more reformed/Calvinistic/liberal/"pick your own reason" in order to appeal to what is popular today? The word of God of course hasn't changed but I understand new thinking can come up or rediscovered old thinking can come back around again. It just is somewhat confusing.

Related to that, I am not sure how Logos handles this situation. For instance if I have both the first edition and the second edition of a given books which one does searching or layouts use?

I figure there are much more learned people here that I could ask.

Thanks

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MJ. Smith

As a lay person, I do not understand why second editions of already existing volumes are needed.

Because more information has been gathered since the first volume - better understanding of grammar, syntax, and meaning of words; more historical and archeological information; additional manuscripts discovered; new questions to ask of the text (form criticism, reception history, advocacy criticism, rhetorical criticism ... And, as language changes, the old commentaries become more difficult to read ... try some 17th century commentaries, for example.

For instance if I have both the first edition and the second edition of a given books which one does searching or layouts use?

In general, it uses both. When treated as a series and you have not indicated your preference, I don't know the answer.

Graham Criddle

As a lay person, I do not understand why second editions of already existing volumes are needed.

There are probably a range of reasons - I expect one of the main reasons is to take into account new scholarship.

Taking one of the recent ones, Deuteronomy, as an example.

The initial volume was published in 1976
The new volume was published this year - so potentially a range of new discoveries, insights and understanding to engage with

The new one also is considerable longer:

the original one had 407 pages (plus indices) - and this covered the whole of Deuteronomy
the new volume has 611 pages (pulis indices) - and only covers the first 11 chapters of Deuteronomy

Related to that, I am not sure how Logos handles this situation. For instance if I have both the first edition and the second edition of a given books which one does searching or layouts use?

They would both show up in searches and guides - you can choose which you put into layouts that you design

Does that help at all?

Stephen

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1234584#Comment_1234584

Thank you both for insight, it helps.