Her writings on feminist theology and contextual biblical criticisms brought new perspectives to these fields of study, laying the foundation for later scholars.
Her books include Bible of the Oppressed, The Amnesty of Grace, and Struggles for Power in Early Christianity: A Study of the First Letter of Timothy (2007).
After several decades of teaching, she was appointed as the president of Universidad Biblica Latinamericana in 1995, becoming the first woman to lead the institution.
[7] In 2002, she was the Ernest Monrad Family Visiting Professor of World Christianity at Harvard Divinity School.
She has written in depth analysis of the epistles in the New Testament, and has published a book on James as well as First Timothy.
Her essay on Hagar entitled, "The Woman who Complicated the History of Salvation," was included in New Eyes for Reading: Biblical and Theological Reflections by Women from the Third World.