Waneta Dawn

Craig,

“I think comps would argue (without any reason from Gen 1) that although Eve did have authority over the animals, it was not “equal authority” with Adam. Adam still had authority over Eve. So in their minds, Adam naming the animals and Eve shows his authority over both.”

Sorry for not making my comment clear.
I was simply adding that comps could claim (and probably do) that since Adam named the animals before Eve came on the scene, that he was the one with authority, that even if she also had authority when she arrived, that she never used it to name the animals because Adam had already completed the job. However, they don’t see Eve’s late arrival as the reason for Eve’s not naming them; they see it as a male-authority principle. I guess they think/assume if she had the same authority that Adam did, that God would have made sure she was there in time to name the animals with him. Therefore, (since Eve didn’t name the animals) it appears they assume that Genesis indicates only Adam had the authority to name animals, and even his wife.