Lin

“I can accept that the word can mean a turning toward, I leave the challenge where the word must mean a turning away from. I haven’t seen it and I challenge anyone to show me the evidence.”

Bushnell did. The ‘turning’ means back and forth. Away and toward. It is simple logic to know that turning means you turn away from something toward something. The sense of shuq is running back and forth.

“The hierarchical view is that the Eve is to blame. God doesn’t apparently agree with this as He gives no rebuke to Eve about any additional sin.”

I am not soley blaming Eve. I think that is where you miss it. To you it is either/or. Eve=all good. Adam=all bad. Eve was deceived and made a poor choice leaving the Garden.

I think God was WARNING Eve and I think she made a bad choice with DIRE consequences. I also believe Adam sinned willfully with his eyes wide open. You are teaching she made a good choice to turn toward Adam and this did not affect her relationship with God. I differ. Their first child was a murderer.

I do not believe in a female sinless gene line. Being deceived is a sin that is treated differently with mercy and grace once shown the truth and admitted, I agree with that. But it is still sin with DIRE consequences. Adam was worse. God warned her but she still looked to Adam.