How does 1 Timothy 2:8-15 draw directly from Genesis 3, and how does it diverge?
Why is the woman’s “curse” in Genesis 3 located in her body only, whereas the man’s extends beyond his body to the very earth?
Compare the teaching about childbearing in 1 Timothy with Paul’s teaching about marriage in 1 Corinthians 7. Are these views about family consonant, or do they disagree with one another?
Application Questions:
Adam and Eve do not die on the day they eat of the tree of knowledge, as God threatens in Genesis 2:17. How should we as interpreters understand God’s warning, given that the threat does not come to pass in the way God promises?
Are Adam and Eve a “family” before they eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge? If not, what does this teach us about the role of family in creation?