Rubel Shelly has given us a gift. In a time when a growing number of authors are working to rewrite biblical truths to suit the cultural moment, Shelly has written a thoroughly researched work directly addressing what Scripture says, and doesn't say, about LGBTQ issues. What many readers will find most refreshing is that the author expertly combines the meticulousness of a scholar with a pastor's heart. The contentious issues of our day demand that we take seriously the need to engage with a balance of both grace and truth. That balance is on full display in this book.
-Dr. Chad Ragsdale
Executive Vice President of Academics
Professor of New Testament and Hermeneutics
Ozark Christian College
This rich and robust work upholds the sexual ethic that has marked Christian faith overwhelmingly for two thousand years. It is both scholarly and pastoral, with more than fifty years of pastoral ministry behind it. A particularly important feature is the three chapters surveying recent historical work on same-sex behavior in the Greco-Roman world. This evidence counters the frequent claim that the biblical texts prohibiting homosexuality are referring to abusive and exploitative behavior and that biblical writers did not know of-and thus did not condemn-committed and loving relationships. This book will challenge and enlighten all who read it with an open mind.
-Dr. Leonard Allen
Dean of the College of Bible and Ministry
Lipscomb University
RUBEL SHELLY
, educated at Harding School of Theology (MA, MTh) and Vanderbilt University (MA, PhD), has spent his adult life in both academic settings and local church ministry. He is the author of several books, including
I Just Want to Be a Christian
,
Marriage & Divorce: A Redemptive Theology
, and
I Knew Jesus Before He Was a Christian.
Endorsements from:
Jimmy Adcox
Dr. Leonard Allen
James D. Dvorak, PhD
Dr. Joshua Graves
John Mark Hicks
Ron Highfield
Dr. Jerry Jones, ThD
Mark Lanier
Dr. Mark E. Moore
Ronnie Norman
Matt Proctor
Dr. Chad Ragsdale
Bob Russell
Chris Seidman
Matthew Sleeth, MD