is not a lesser being because she is formed from a part of Adam's body... the 'rib' is merely an archaic, metaphorical and figurative way of expressing the homogeneity of the whole being.

Christian women have problematized Genesis 2's account of Eve as created from Adam's rib, arguing that this makes Eve a lesser being because she is formed from a part of Adam's body. The rib is glossed by John Paul, however, as an 'archaic, metaphorical and figurative way' of expressing the 'homogeneity of the whole being.' John Paul thus moves away from the idea that Eve is made from only a part of Adam, and therefore a lesser body, .

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