You should ask this question on the blog.  Just ask in the most recent blog entry and Bart will answer as long as you don’t write a book while asking.  He doesn’t answer questions here.  It would seem to me that by doing her own translation of the Bible by herself she’s going to put herself in the cross hairs of just about everyone.

If you want me to ask Bart this question for you let me know.  I only say this because it seems like every time I tell people how to ask him a question no one ever follows through.  I’d like to know the answer to your question as well.  I just read an interview by her and Matthew 11:12 was brought up as an example of a verse that has a questionable interpretation.  Her interpretation makes sense.  Even the NRSV, which I use, has the interpretation that she says is problematic.

I saw Bart’s answer to your question.  One of my thoughts about her is that what she did sounded like Reza Aslan writing his book.  Ie., someone only peripherally related to the subject matter tackling something they aren’t really specialized enough to handle.  This is almost certainly why he’s never heard of her.

Yes, I know what you mean.  I’ll often put a book I’m interested in on my Amazon wish list.  Think about it for a while, research the author if I don’t already know them and then finally pull the trigger to purchase when I’ve convinced myself they aren’t out on the fringe or a scholar who lets their religion color their research.