Valiant or Virtuous?

“In this book Suzanne McCarthy demonstrates how the very way the original text is translated can be used to support views on the difference of men and women that the text never intended. . . . A combination of rich scholarship and fluid prose, this book provides an accessible and challenging argument for anyone interested in why and how translation matters in our reading of Scripture.”


—A. Sue Russell, Asbury Theological Seminary, author of Relationshift: Changing the Conversation about Men and Women in the Church





“This book is accessible for readers with a limited background in the biblical languages. For Bible experts it is sound. For anyone who uses English Bibles it is a carefully researched work on the troublesome gender bias in many translations.”


—J. K. Gayle, blogger





“Suzanne McCarthy’s timely book addresses many of the issues being discussed in current debates about how men and women should relate to each other in the home and in the church. . . . This book encourages men and women to live more full Christian lives as they embrace all their gifts and callings.”


—Marion Taylor, Professor of Old Testament, Wycliffe College at the University of Toronto





“Virtuous or Valiant? is like no other book I have read about women in the Bible. In my copy, I highlighted numerous paragraphs and sentences that contained information that was new to me. This is an important book.”


—Margaret Mowczko, writer at MargMowczko.com