The Table of the Lord: Paul's Eucharistic Use of Malachi in 1 Corinthians 10:21

Paul is alone among New Testament authors in using LXX Malachi’s τραπέζης κυρίου (trapeza kyriou, table of the Lord). In bringing his lengthy section on Christian freedom to a close, Paul addresses a specific concern of the Corinthian church: the eating of meat sacrificed to pagan idols. In 1 Cor 10:14–22 we see Paul use τραπέζης κυρίου and other Eucharistic language to frame the celebration of the Lord’s Supper as the ideal counter-example to this Corinthian practice. Why, in this setting, would Paul make use of Malachi’s phrase? What does τραπέζης κυρίου communicate to Paul’s audience that other Eucharistic language can not? This paper will propose that Paul’s use of Malachi’s τραπέζης κυρίου (trapezēs kyriou) allows him to speak of the Eucharist in sacrificial terms and provides later Christian writers a New Testament precedent for using Malachi in a Eucharistic sense. It will be argued (1) that Paul certainly has Malachi’s disputation with the Levitical priest in mind when he uses τραπέζης κυρίου (trapezēs kyriou) in 1 Cor 10:21, (2) that the context of Malachi’s own use of τραπέζης κυρίου (trapezēs kyriou) provides a vision of a future, sacrificial worship of Yahweh by “the nations,” and (3) that Paul intends for these sacrificial overtones to be heard in his use of the Eucharist as a counter-example to the consummation of idol meat

Subtree power analysis finds optimal species for comparative genomics

Sequence comparison across multiple organisms aids in the detection of regions under selection. However, resource limitations require a prioritization of genomes to be sequenced. This prioritization should be grounded in two considerations: the lineal scope encompassing the biological phenomena of interest, and the optimal species within that scope for detecting functional elements. We introduce a statistical framework for optimal species subset selection, based on maximizing power to detect conserved sites. In a study of vertebrate species, we show that the optimal species subset is not in general the most evolutionarily diverged subset. Our results suggest that marsupials are prime sequencing candidates.Comment: 16 pages, 3 figures, 3 table

Comment on "Support Vector Machines with Applications"

Comment on "Support Vector Machines with Applications" [math.ST/0612817]Comment: Published at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/088342306000000475 in the Statistical Science (http://www.imstat.org/sts/) by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (http://www.imstat.org

Examining the Repercussions of Crawford: The Uncertain Future of Hearsay Evidence in Missouri

While making a course correction in Confrontation Clause jurisprudence, the United States Supreme Court leaves much uncertainty in its wake. Some hearsay evidence previously admissible under a firmly rooted hearsay exception or because it possessed particularized guarantees of trustworthiness will no longer be allowed under the Court\u27s new standard. However, the Court\u27s failure to define its key terms leaves practitioners in desparate need of further clarification. This Note is intended to assist Missouri practitioners in understanding the Supreme court\u27s new Confrontation Clause standard as stated in Crawford v. Washington and provide practical guidance for its application. The Note identifies Missouri\u27s existing hearsay exceptions that are likely to suffer the greatest impact under Crawford and outlines a framework for determining whether a given statement violates the defendant\u27s constitution right of confrontation

Regulation S and Offshore Capital: Will the New Amendments Rid the Safe Harbor of Pirates?

This article will explain how the securities laws were prior to Regulation S as they applied to the offshore offer and sale of securities. The regulation as originally adopted and the brand new safe harbors it brought to the laws governing offshore offers and sales will also be explored. Then the subsequent regulatory abuses and concerns in the marketplace surrounding the regulation and the Commission\u27s response to these issues will be discussed. The amendments to Regulation S which eventually served as the Commission\u27s way of halting these problems and the changes they brought to the regulation will be laid out. Finally, this author will give what he believes will be the probable impact of the amendments on problems underlying the regulation as well his recommendations on how to eliminate these problems should they continue to occur after the amendments