Craig

Gengwall @213

“What is important is that Adam was not deceived while Eve was.”

This is why it would have been clearer if he actually said this.

“It would have helped, I suppose, if Paul had said “but the woman, like Eve….” instead of just “but the woman….”.

Exactly. I agree with you. If Paul actually had said this, then it would make good sense to me without having to assume, or add bits to fill in the detail.

“For Adam was created first, and then Eve. And Adam was not deceived. But the woman [in the same manner as Eve] was deceived and has fallen into transgression.
For Adam was created first, and then Eve. And Adam was not deceived. But the woman [who I have been discussing] was deceived and has fallen into transgression.
I see no difference between the two.”

I would like to be able to agree, but to me the first bracketed alternative seems to express your view more clearly to me.