Nozomu Hiroishi

crisis and chance for the biblical studies today between church and university

comparison and interpretation of the metaphorical discourses in which through the image of 'seed' the resurrection is thematized in Paul, John, the first Clemens and in the babylonian Talmud against the background of the symbolism of 'seed' in the hellenistic mystery religions (Isis, Eleusis).

an analysis and interpretation of Jesus' parable of Sower against the background of the use of the image 'sowing' in the sapiential and the apocalyptic literature in ancient Judaism

hermeneutical considerations about the christological use of the words 'seed/word/bread' in the New Testament

a proposal of a taxonomy of the norm-deviant behaviors by the characters in the parables of Jesus and considerations about its meaning

hermeneutical considerations about the Relation of the 'Kingdom of God' and the parables of Jesus with a new proposal

a feminist approach to a healing miracle story of Jesus

considerations about the structure of the levels of speaking person in the parables of Jesus and its religious character

an application of the Speech-Act Theory onto the interpretation of the parables of Jesus

a hermeneutical analysis of the interpretation of the parable of the Sower by Jesus

hermeneutical considerations about the Relation of Basileia and the parables of Jesus with a new proposal

an application of a socio-linguistic model onto the interpretation of the parables of Jesus

an examination of Dutzmann's homiletical Parable-Theorie on the ground of some Sermons on the Parables of Jesus in Japan

parable-theoretical consideration to the aspect of time, person and reference and exegesis of four variation of the parable of sower in the synoptics and in the gospel of Thomas

an interdisciplinary dialog about the understanding of the resurrection of Jesus according to Karl Barth

arguing the plausibility of that some parables of Jesus in the so-called Lukan special source were already combined with Q-source before they came into the hand of Luke.

tradition-historical analysis of the parable of the "prodigal son"

an exegetical analysis and interpretation of the parable of the Prodigal Son