ISB ~ 1 Timothy 2 v12 - 16

Paul’s teaching on women and gender roles has its basis in Genesis 2-3.

• The creation of Adam first appears in Gen 2:7, and then Eve is formed in Gen 2:21-22. Mention that Eve was deceived is a reference to her words in Gen 3:13. Also, the subordination of woman to the authority of man, along with her difficult task of bearing children, recalls the penitential curse laid upon Eve in Gen 3:16. Note that Paul is not attempting to downplay the sin of Adam by shifting attention to Eve; he is fully aware of the disaster caused by the rebellion of the first man (Rom 5:12-21; 1 Cor 15:22).