With reverence for Scripture, Swartley pursues the complex subject of biblical interpretation by examining four case issues: slavery, Sabbath, war and women. In each instance he shows how commentators have used the Bible both negatively and positively to support their own predispositions. Yet he maintains the Scripture itself exerts power over its readers so that the text is never a total victim. The power of the Spirit is at work in the hermeneutical task. – Trible (while not speaking directly to homosexuality, I feel this is an excellent book on biblical interpretation – BRK).