Paul adds another point. He looks back to the next historical event recorded in Genesis, the fall into sin: “And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner.” Our first impression may be that Eve’s weakness in being deceived is the reason she is not permitted to teach or to have authority over man. But to understand the point Paul is making we need to examine the historical account in Genesis chapter 3. The account begins with the serpent (Satan) approaching