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Record Nr.

UNINA9911102263003321

Autore

Davies John A

Titolo

A royal priesthood : literary and intertextual perspectives on an image of Israel in Exodus 19.6 / / John A. Davies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : T & T Clark International, c2004

ISBN

9786611803216

9781281803214

1281803219

9780826430717

0826430716

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 395

Disciplina

222.12066

Soggetti

People of God - Biblical teaching

Priesthood, Universal

Covenant theology - Biblical teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--University of Sydney).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-270) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 OLD AND NEW IN LITERARY CRITICISM: METHODOLOGIES IN THE INTERPRETATION OF EXODUS 19.6; Chapter 3 THE ROYAL PRIESTHOOD IN ITS IMMEDIATE COTEXT: EXODUS 19.1-8; Chapter 4 THE GRANT OF ROYAL PRIESTHOOD TO ISRAEL: EXODUS 19.6; Chapter 5 THE ROYAL PRIESTHOOD IN THE EXODUS NARRATIVE FRAMEWORK: EXODUS 1.1 TO 24.11; Chapter 6 MODELLING THE ROYAL PRIESTHOOD: THE CULTIC MODEL OF EXODUS 24.12 TO 40.38; Chapter 7 THE SINAI COVENANT AS GRANT OF ROYAL PRIESTHOOD; Chapter 8 THE TESTING OF THE ROYAL PRIESTHOOD: NUMBERS 16

Chapter 9 THE ROYAL PRIESTHOOD IN JEOPARDY: HOSEA 4.4-9Chapter 10 REASSURANCE OF ROYAL PRIESTHOOD: TWO INTERTEXTUAL STUDIES; Chapter 11 THE PROSPECT OF THE ROYAL PRIESTHOOD: ISAIAH 61.6; Chapter 12 THE PINNACLE OF ROYAL PRIESTHOOD-ACCESS TO THE HEAVENLY COURT: ZECHARIAH 3; Chapter 13 CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors



Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the portrayal of Israel as a royal-priestly nation within Exodus and against the background of biblical and ancient Near Eastern thought. Central to the work is a literary study of Exodus 19:4-6 and a demonstration of the pivotal role these verses and their main image have within Exodus. This elective and honorific designation of Yahweh's cherished people has a particular focus on the privilege of access to him in his heavenly temple. The paradigm of the royal grant of privileged status has profound implications for our understanding of the Sinai covenant.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911154527203321

Autore

Miller Scott L

Titolo

Probability and random processes : with applications to signal processing and communications / / Scott L. Miller, Donald Childers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Elsevier Science & Technology, 2012

ISBN

9786613410276

9781283410274

1283410273

9780123870131

0123870135

Edizione

[Ed. 2.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (625 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ChildersDonald G

Disciplina

621.382/20151

621.38220151

Soggetti

Signal processing - Mathematics

Probabilities

Stochastic processes

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Probability and Random Processes: With Applications to Signal Processingand Communications; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 A Speech Recognition System; 1.2 A Radar System; 1.3 A Communication Network; Chapter 2: Introduction to Probability Theory; 2.1 Experiments, Sample Spaces, and Events; 2.2



Axioms of Probability; 2.3 Assigning Probabilities; 2.4 Joint and Conditional Probabilities; 2.5 Basic Combinatorics; 2.6 Bayes's Theorem; 2.7 Independence; 2.8 Discrete Random Variables; 2.9 Engineering Application-An Optical Communication System; Exercises

Section 2.1: Experiments, Sample Spaces, and EventsSection 2.2: Axioms of Probability; Section 2.3: Assigning Probabilities; Section 2.4: Joint and Conditional Probabilities; Section 2.5: Basic Combinatorics; Section 2.6: Bayes's Theorem; Section 2.7: Independence; Section 2.8: Discrete Random Variables; Miscellaneous Problems; MATLAB Exercises; Chapter 3: Random Variables, Distributions,and Density Functions; 3.1 The Cumulative Distribution Function; 3.2 The Probability Density Function; 3.3 The Gaussian Random Variable; 3.4 Other Important Random Variables; 3.4.1 Uniform Random Variable

3.4.2 Exponential Random Variable3.4.3 Laplace Random Variable; 3.4.4 Gamma Random Variable; 3.4.5 Erlang Random Variable; 3.4.6 Chi-Squared Random Variable; 3.4.7 Rayleigh Random Variable; 3.4.8 Rician Random Variable; 3.4.9 Cauchy Random Variable; 3.5 Conditional Distribution and Density Functions; 3.6 Engineering Application: Reliability and Failure Rates; Exercises; Section 3.1: The Cumulative Distribution Function; Section 3.2: The Probability Density Function; Section 3.3: The Gaussian Random Variable; Section 3.4: Other Important Random Variables

Section 3.5: Conditional Distribution and Density FunctionsSection 3.6: Reliability and Failure Rates; Miscellaneous Exercises; MATLAB Exercises; Chapter 4: Operations on a Single Random Variable; 4.1 Expected Value of a Random Variable; 4.2 Expected Values of Functions of Random Variables; 4.3 Moments; 4.4 Central Moments; 4.5 Conditional Expected Values; 4.6 Transformations of Random Variables; 4.6.1 Monotonically Increasing Functions; 4.6.2 Monotonically Decreasing Functions; 4.6.3 Nonmonotonic Functions; 4.7. Characteristic Functions; 4.8. Probability-Generating Functions

4.9 Moment-Generating Functions4.10 Evaluating Tail Probabilities; 4.11 Engineering Application-Scalar Quantization; 4.12 Engineering Application-Entropy and Source Coding; Exercises; Section 4.1: Expected Values of a Random Variable; Section 4.2: Expected Values of Functions of a Random Variable; Section 4.3: Moments; Section 4.4: Central Moments; Section 4.5: Conditional Expected Values; Section 4.6: Transformations of Random Variables; Section 4.7: Characteristic Functions; Section 4.8: Probability-Generating Functions; Section 4.9: Moment-Generating Functions

Section 4.10: Evaluating Tail Probabilities

Sommario/riassunto

Miller and Childers have focused on creating a clear presentation of foundational concepts with specific applications to signal processing and communications, clearly the two areas of most interest to students and instructors in this course.  It is aimed at graduate students as well as practicing engineers, and includes unique chapters on narrowband random processes and simulation techniques. The appendices provide a refresher in such areas as linear algebra, set theory, random variables, and more. Probability and Random Processes also includes applications in digital communicat