neither of these things, therefore the force of the argument is lost. In fact, there is no indication in Genesis 2 itself that temporal priority is of any particular significance. The chapter appears to fit well into the ring construction of Hebrew thought, where the central concerns of a unit appear at the beginning and end.11 The two creatures, male and female, are thus seen as parallel, the order disparaging neither one. It is true that Paul in 1 Tim. 2:13 refers to the fact that Adam was created