Mark

Tl,

Neither doe the text say men are women are equal in every way. Both my vie and your view are interpretations we have gained from the overall picture of the bible, so please stop insisting that it is only the comp view which is read into- it is clearly not.

The problem i have with the TNIV is not what you have shown with the scholars. Merely that it is just another way to water down the text so as not to offend people. If its masc it should be translated masc. Any good exegete can figure out even though Gen 1 is masc that it refering to humanity, not just man. That is the whole point of translations-to translate the words, not commentate on what they are portraying- this is the mistake of TNIV in this area.

Also you said “In 3:16 we have God warning Eve of the future changes to their relationship being that in response to her turning toward and yearning for her man, he would harshly dominate her.”

When did this take place? With Adam, Abraham, David. When does the prophecy start? If it is not an immediate mandate, when does chiildbearing become painful? Maybe after Cain and Abel? This idea of a prophecy has to be read into. The only prophecy i see in any of the curses is perhaps the one commonly accepted as a ref to Jesus with the serpent.