Cheryl Schatz

Lin,

While I do think that relying on our husbands instead of the Lord is not helpful to our husbands and this is because we are sinful human beings, is there a difference for Eve. One thing that hasn’t been brought out much (if at all) is that the connection in grammar is first of all to her giving birth to children in pain “yet” or “but” she will desire her husband. If the connection is first of all to the issue of pain and this connects to her desire, perhaps we have not looked at the full picture. If she desires him in spite of the pain that she will experience, could this be a good thing? It is worth thinking about to make sure that we haven’t missed anything that is there and inspired in the original text.

It is so good to be able to discuss these issues in an egalitarian environment.