Dave

“Either way, in light of above, it seems more
natural for ‘the woman’ to refer to Eve in the more immediate context
of verse 13 rather than all the way back in v11, especially going
across the gar conjuction.”

I think this is a week argument too. Mainly because that if we accept that “the woman” is Eve then it does not make logical sense. I have heard this type of reasoning before, and I usually conclude that what it comes down to is, “I am uncomfortable with what you are suggesting and so I will place great weight on weak arguments to wriggle out of being challenged about my position”!

Logically, with the way the “gar” should work you should be very prepared to go across it. If you seperate it you will not understand the point or reason for Paul saying what he is saying. This is how the “gar” functions.