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This commentary series is established on the presupposition that the theological character of the New Testament documents calls for exegesis that is sensitive to theological themes as well as to the details of the historical, linguistic, and textual context. Such thorough exegetical work lies at the heart of these volumes, which contain detailed verse-by-verse commentary preceded by general...

and the feminine role, so that the significance of the latter, and especially the διά phrase, for σῴζω is quite unclear. Yet another view falls somewhat in between in its understanding of the terms: The woman shall be saved or preserved from the error of becoming the dominant religious figure (v. 12) by assuming the feminine role, here typified symbolically (but not literally) by the expression διὰ τῆς τεκνογονίας, but only when assuming this role is coupled with faith and godliness (see Hurley,
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