Jordan - Genesis 3

What I have heard before and always forget about in this story is that in the beginning of the story when the serpent is talking, all the uses of the word "you" are plural and as Eve gets the apples she gives one "to her husband, who was with her."  Later when God calls them out, Adam says "she gave me the fruit from the tree."  Whether he was with her when she spoke to the serpent or not, it does seem pretty apparent that Adam was with her when she took the fruit and he did know that God commanded them both not to eat it.  From the words in this chapter, its our own prejudices that provide a sexist lens.

In verse 16, God tell's Eve that "your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you."  Uh oh.  In my previous readings of that, I just skimmed over that verse as something an old sexist culture would shove into a story (which still might be true).  But then I read the comment in the margins, "The 'rule' over the woman is a consequence of sin; it is not a prescription for their future relationship."  What a really interesting interpretation.  Perhaps, as a consequence of the first sin, Adam became the first male chauvinist.  So, its not that husbands are supposed to rule over their wife, in fact, its the opposite; to perpetuate that idea is to accept that we cannot be absolved of that first sin.  And we all know what Jesus died for...