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When we use the analogy of editions, we can distinguish between two
different types of edition:

Many national magazines and newspapers publish four parallel editions
(east coast,
deep south, mid-west and west, west coast). Each would be equally
authoritative as an edition.

Books go through successive editions: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. Generally
(although certainly not always), the last edition is regarded as the most
authoritative - this is common practice with textbooks, grammars,
dictionaries, etc.

I find it hard to imagine that many of the New Testament books went
through autograph editions of either kind; maybe the Gospels and Acts,
perhaps Revelation - but not epistles: they're too short.

On the other hand, I can readily imagine that some of the Old Testament
books went through editions: Proverbs, for example.

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