why women are not to teach or exercise authority over men in 1 Timothy 2:13–15 is conceptually equivalent to the explanation seen in 1 Corinthians 11. Having stated that women are not to teach men or exercise authority over them in 1 Timothy 2:12, Paul introduces his explanation in 1 Timothy 2:13 with, no surprise here, the word gar, “for.” Just as Paul had explained that Adam was created first in 1 Corinthians 11:8, in 1 Timothy 2:13 he writes, “For Adam was formed first, then Eve.” He continues