Craig

Thanks Gengwall.
I would be interested in your thoughts after reading this book. Thanks for your honesty in acknowledging what you are sure about and what is more difficult to be sure about.
You said
“To me, the evidence is clear that “the woman” and “she” in verse 14 and 15 can not be Eve, so I reject their notion”.
The thought that the Greek of v14 means that “the woman” is currently still sinning and therefore can’t be Eve seems relatively new to me. I don’t remember it from the DVDs (although I may have missed it) but I have seen it in comments dated over the past year or so. I don’t know much Greek, but it would seem a fairly significant fact if it is clear and unarguable. Do you know if comps acknowledge this from the Greek or not?
If “the woman” of v 14 is not Eve, does Paul’s argument of v13,14 seem to be missing its ending?
A lot of the comments about this passage relate to Adam not being deceived while Eve was deceived. This passage wouldn’t actually say that if v14 doesn’t refer to Eve. We would have to turn to 2 Cor 11:3 to get that information and the argument doesn’t seem to flow as well.
Any thoughts?