Q&A#89 Man, Woman, Deception and Authority in 1 Timothy 2
November 4, 2018
Alastair Roberts
Today's question: "How do we explain 1 Timothy 2:14? On the one hand it appears to have a novel idea that Adam was not deceived in the fall. While on the other it appears to ground the submission of women in a tendency to be deceived. What's going on here?"
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