“And the fact too that this grace was revealed by means of a woman, itself agrees with the interpretation which we have given. For since, as the Apostle tells us, "the woman, being deceived, was in the transgression," and was by her disobedience foremost in the revolt from God, for this cause she is the first witness o…”
Gregory of Nyssa, 4th c. — AGAINST EUNOMIUS 12.1
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14And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.
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12But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
13For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
— 1 Timothy 2:14 —
15Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.