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Recap: Mike rejects the 'helper' argument and the 'serpent subverted leadership pattern' argument, but affirms the cumulative force of Genesis 2 indicators.

How Women Could and Couldn’t Lead in the Old Testament: Women in Ministry part 3 00:07:42 – 00:08:42

Detailed summary of video 2 conclusions

Mike rejects the argument that Eve being called 'helper' makes her subservient, and the argument that the serpent tempting Eve (rather than Adam) subverted God's leadership pattern. However, the cumulative force of multiple Genesis 2 indicators pointing in the same direction is very powerful. The original readers of Genesis would have naturally seen Adam's authority more clearly than modern readers due to cultural context.

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