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Kristen,
This catches my eye:

As for the nature of my statements about Eve, they assume that Paul is saying something theologically similar to what he says about Adam in Romans 5:12, that just as all humans sin in Adam, so all women partake of the sin of Eve, and that to say Eve is “saved” is a metaphor saying that womankind is saved through the belief of women in Christ, just as humankind are saved from the sin of Adam through belief in Christ. To refer to Eve in a form of present tense would be metaphorical; Eve as a symbol of all women.

I can see what your saying but how could one be absolutely sure that v14 is refering to Eve when Paul switched from proper name to a particular woman, “the woman”? My interests lies in what we can be sure of.