I do appreciate your insight but would like to point out the unhelpful perspective you offer here…“And when we do, in the scriptures, find a woman taking the initiative, like at a tree with a talking snake, when women take the initiative, things go really, really bad.” Can we agree that overall the OT is FILLED with men taking the initiative and things going really bad. Why would you choose to highlight the specialness of the female voice by insulting us? Just something for you to consider