Sell me on this resource

Center for New Testament Textual Studies' New Testament Critical Apparatus

https://www.logos.com/product/32501/center-for-new-testament-textual-studies-new-testament-critical-apparatus

I noticed that the date on the product page is 2010, whereas Faithlife's main competitor carries a "Revised" edition dated 2014. Although I have been eyeing this resource, I am hesitant to purchase it when (1) a newer edition is already available and (2) if/when Faithlife does update their edition, historically the odds seem slim to none that I will be able to pay a small upgrade fee for the revised edition (Faithlife's competitor charges $29.90). With this sort of resource, I would think the older version would be obsolete if you also have the newer version, so I would not want to pay full price twice.

What am I missing here? Are my concerns valid or am I way off base?

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DMB

Well, if the version is your issue, I suspect you don't need it. It's an ever-expanding database.

I use it as secondary to the other apparati, mainly because it's quite detailed and also Logos-slow scrolling. Ergo, when I want to drill deeper. I also have color coding on the MSS century range, and the Aland category. So, I can quickly scan the varient vs MSS's.

James Taylor

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/844289#Comment_844289

I also have color coding on the MSS century range, and the Aland category. So, I can quickly scan the varient vs MSS's.

Nice, would you be willing to share this filter maybe in a faithlife group or something?

Josh

Center for New Testament Textual Studies' New Testament Critical Apparatus

https://www.logos.com/product/32501/center-for-new-testament-textual-studies-new-testament-critical-apparatus

I noticed that the date on the product page is 2010, whereas Faithlife's main competitor carries a "Revised" edition dated 2014. Although I have been eyeing this resource, I am hesitant to purchase it when (1) a newer edition is already available and (2) if/when Faithlife does update their edition, historically the odds seem slim to none that I will be able to pay a small upgrade fee for the revised edition (Faithlife's competitor charges $29.90). With this sort of resource, I would think the older version would be obsolete if you also have the newer version, so I would not want to pay full price twice.

What am I missing here? Are my concerns valid or am I way off base?

I really want this resource. I think this is the 2014 version. If you click on the preview you read this:

Notice that it talks about a review that took place in 2013 and then about a future 2015 update.

Matthew

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/844307#Comment_844307

I think this is the 2014 version. If you click on the preview you read this

Good catch! I had no reason to suspect the metadata on the product page was incorrect, so I did not look for publication date information in the free preview. I have not run any searches yet to try finding out, but I wonder whether the 2015 goal for the next update was met or not.

DMB

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/844298#Comment_844298

James, the filter for century assignments is fairly simple:

"2nd c" => a desired color. Thense, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th. I used background colors for century, purple/blues early, yellow/reds late.

For Aland's categories:

"aland category I" => a desired color. Thense II, III, IV, V. I used text color for category, purple/blues solid, yellow/reds less so.

Of course both filters are assigned to CNTTS.

I'd pass along the filters directly but I'm of the Logosian neanderthals clan. I can write 5 computer languages, speak three human languages, and play 12 American folk instruments, but Logosian eludes me. Maybe I'm just lazy.