Cheryl Schatz

Mark,
You said:

The mans declaration is a completely different genre, it is poetry, this means we should stop and look why the narrative changes- it is emphasis. The fact that we are debating verse 22 and ignoring what verse 23 actually represents, obscures the intention of the author.

The intention of the author (God) is clear from the text. He is the Creator, not Adam. He defines his own creation when it comes to those who are created in His image. And verse 24 defines why God brought the “woman” to the man. We don’t need to guess that it was for the purpose of naming her. We can read the thoughts of the author and I thought that we agreed that the ultimate author of Genesis is God as He is the one who created man in His image and He was the only one there during the creation of both the man and the woman so He alone can inspire the accurate account of what really happened.

I will work on answering your other points as I have time. Today is a full day for me once again in my own ministry activities.