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Craig,
@206

In discussing question 3 @200, 201 I can see you are considering the question but I am not sure that I am seeing an answer. Are you just thinking aloud or did I miss an answer somewhere?

I was kinda thinking out loud…

3 How do you explain Paul’s reasoning in v13,14 without referring to the deception of Eve?
(A)For Adam was formed first, (B)then Eve. (A)And Adam was not deceived (B)but the woman…
Here’s how I’d explain paul’s reasoning:
Paul says “Adam was formed first” and connects that thought to “And Adam was not deceivd.” Next he says “then Eve” and connects that to “but the woman…”
The reason why Eve was deceived is because of the things she did not learn as Adam had because he was created first and she was created after. What Paul is doing is connecting Eve being created after Adam to the woman’s deception and falling into sin, just as he connected Adam being created first to him not being deceived.
And we know from Genesis that because Eve was created second, she was deceived because of the knowledge she lacked that Adam did not.