Does “she” refer to Eve (vv 13-14) or the godly woman (vv 9-12)? What about the “they” in the last part of verse 15? I understand Paul's argument to be: Eve, the first woman, was created to help Adam; therefore, when a woman exercises or usurps her authority over a man while she worships God, she contradicts the will of the Creator. Even though it was Eve who sinned first, it was through Eve that salvation would come: the Messiah. “Birth” is an allusion to the protoevangelist found in Genesis 3:15. Given the context of 1 Timothy 2:15, I believe the ambiguity of “she” is intentional. All women, including our first mother, can have salvation because Jesus became flesh (Matthew 1:21; Philippians 2:5ff). “They” in the latter part of verse 15 would apply to women in general and, by extension, to all Christians. All who have obeyed the gospel will be saved if they “…abide in faith and love and holiness, with