The New Testament and homosexuality by: Robin Scroggs. This is a description of the book by the author: "The main purpose of this book will be to describe the practices of and attitudes toward homosexuality in the Greco-Roman world. This is the case because Christian statements about homosexuality in the New Testament are responses to that cultural scene. Until we know what the biblical authors were against, we cannot begin to reflect upon the relevance of those writings for contemporary issues."