The Bible and Homosexual Practice Texts and Hermeneutics by Robert A. J. Gagnon (Very good, 2001, HC, 520 pgs, Abingdon Press)

Former church library book. Dust jacket, cover and pages have slight wear; pages appear to be unmarked. ISBN 068708413x

Gagnon offers the most thorough analysis to date of the Biblical texts relating to homosexuality. His strong and clearly articulated argument establish that the Bible contains a unanimous witness defining same-sex intercourse as sin. He does so while rigorously engaging Biblical scholars and historians who have written both for and against this understanding of same-sex intercourse. In addition, he demonstrates systematically why attempts to classify as irrelevant for our contemporary context the Bible's rejection of same-sex intercourse fail to do justice to the Biblical texts. His conclusions are clear and compassionate, as he cautions readers on all sides of the debate against a truncated gospel, and challenges all to strive for a holistic view of the command to love God and neighbor.