Adam and Eve Archives | Marg Mowczko

What was Adam’s excuse?

by Marg | Jan 30, 2020 | All Posts on Equality, Gender in Genesis 1-3 | 39

Eve’s reason for eating the forbidden fruit was that she was deceived. What was Adam’s excuse? Suzanne McCarthy suggests Adam did give a reason in Genesis 3.

Ezer kenegdo does not mean “a helper subordinate to him”

by Marg | Dec 30, 2017 | All Posts on Equality, Gender in Genesis 1-3, The "Difficult" Passages | 26

Does helping someone require that you subordinate yourself to that person? A few men whose essays I’ve read recently answer this question with a “yes”.

Three Scholars with Two Views on Eve’s Role as Helper

by Marg | Oct 26, 2017 | All Posts on Equality, Bible Translation and Interpretation, Gender in Genesis 1-3 | 17

What did Eve do to help Adam? Here are two very different views from three top scholars about Eve’s role as helper in Genesis 2.

Aemilia Lanyer: 17th-century Christian feminist & published author

by Marg | Jul 29, 2017 | All Posts on Equality, Church History | 1

Aemilia Lanyer was an English author and a professing Christian. She advocated for equality and freedom for women in a poem which was published in 1611.

Is a Gender Hierarchy Implicit in the Creation Narrative of Genesis 2:4–25?

by Marg | May 9, 2017 | All Posts on Equality, Gender in Genesis 1-3 | 46

Here’s a paper I presented back in September 2015. The paper was published in a book, The Gender Conversation, in 2016. Just recently, the book has been made available as an affordable e-book.

Is it he, she, they or we who crush the serpent’s head? (Genesis 3:15)

by Marg | Dec 20, 2016 | All Posts on Equality, Gender in Genesis 1-3 | 25

I’ve been using the Common English Bible and was surprised to read God say to the snake, “They will strike your head.” Other translations of Genesis 3:15 have he, she or it will strike. What is the correct understanding of who will attack the serpent? Is it us?

Teshuqah: The Woman’s “Desire” in Genesis 3:16

by Marg | Nov 7, 2015 | All Posts on Equality, Gender in Genesis 1-3, The "Difficult" Passages | 79

The Hebrew word teshuqah is rare and obscure, but is usually translated as “desire” in Genesis 3:16: “your desire will be for your husband.” What does this mean?

Are Men Accountable for their Wives’ Actions?

by Marg | Oct 8, 2015 | All Posts on Equality, Ephesians 5, Gender in Genesis 1-3, Paul and Women, The "Difficult" Passages | 26

Are men accountable for their wives’ actions? This article looks at the accountability of Eve (pre-patriarchy) and of Sapphira (post-Pentecost)

“Head” and “Headship” in Genesis 1-3

by Marg | Oct 1, 2015 | All Posts on Equality, Gender in Genesis 1-3 | 25

Is the concept of “male headship” present in Genesis chapters 1-3 as some complementarians argue? How is the Hebrew word for “head” (rosh) used in these three chapters?

Is Adam solely responsible for the first sin?

by Marg | Aug 9, 2015 | All Posts on Equality, Christian Theology, Gender in Genesis 1-3, Paul and Women | 32

Does Romans 5:12-21 teach us that God holds Adam, and not Eve, ultimately responsible and accountable for the first sin? How does Paul use the example of Adam in this passage?

What Eve’s Reply to the Serpent Tells Us

by Marg | Aug 7, 2015 | All Posts on Equality, Gender in Genesis 1-3 | 39

Did God give Adam the responsibility of telling Eve the command about the forbidden fruit as some suggest? Eve’s statement to the serpent in Genesis 3:2-3 may hold the answer.

Adam and Eve in Ancient Gnostic Literature and 1 Timothy 2:13-14

by Marg | Mar 9, 2015 | 1 Timothy 2:12, All Posts on Equality, Church History, Paul and Women | 7

In this post I provide links to ancient Gnostic works which present Eve in a very different light to that of the Bible. Do these works help us to better understand Paul’s intent in 1 Timothy 2:13-14?

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