Jester David
Hero
I’m not opossed to a 5e version of the book. I’d love one. Not as much as a Manual of the Planes mind you, but I do want 5e versions of the classics.True, but the mechanics can depend on what has happened since the previous editions. The lore may be there, but people want something new so embellishment (or at times complete retelling) can also work.
If you want to use previous edition lore for your campaign, of course that’s up to you. I do the same. Some people just want an official version from Mike, Chris and Jeremy for 5e. The joy of D&D is you don’t have to use it unless you want.
But the old lore works just fine in the meantime. And a book of rules for how gods work is pretty darn niche. There’s very few campaigns were you need hard rules for how gods and divinity work.