Kay

Craig,
Gnostic heresies in Ephesus at the time of Paul’s writing taught: “Knowledge of your origins via your family tree is important to salvation; Eve is the origin of all.” Notice Paul’s comment about genealogies, and his correction that Adam came first.
Gnosticism taught: “Eve is worshipped as a perfect, spirit being, Adam’s creator and, united with the Serpent, the enlightener of mankind with the True Knowledge.”
A common teaching was that Adam was deceived because he did not recognize the Serpent as the enlightener. Whereas Paul refutes this by reminding the reader that Eve was not perfect, but rather the one deceived…while Adam was not deceived.
Gnosticism taught: “That which is physical is evil; spirit is good. Creating more vile flesh by having children is evil. Women who give birth will be hindered from entering Gnostic heaven.”