NT Text: 1 Timothy 2:13-14
OT Source(s):
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Redemptive-Historical Progression + Analogy
Significance: Paul's argument in 1 Timothy 2:14 that "the woman was deceived" (exapataō) directly echoes Eve's own words in Genesis 3:13 LXX, where she confesses "the serpent deceived me" (ēpatēsen me). The verbal correspondence between Paul's exapataō and the LXX's apataō demonstrates a deliberate allusion. Paul draws on the Genesis narrative not merely as historical illustration but as theological ground for his instructions about the role of women in the church assembly. The sequence — Adam formed first (Gen 2:7), then Eve (Gen 2:22), and Eve deceived first (Gen 3:13) — provides the redemptive-historical basis for Paul's reasoning. This is not a typological argument but an analogical appeal to the creation order and fall narrative as establishing a pattern relevant to ecclesial practice.