Can Man Live without Woman/Can Woman Live without Man?

I’m back to the beginning; a place I often visit to be astonished by the gallery of God’s brilliant design in creating the universe, and in particular, humankind, man and woman. Having just prepared a Sunday school lesson on atheism for our high school seniors, I am aware that even the words “God’s brilliant design in creating the universe” may stop some people in their tracks, but I’ll leave that topic for now.
What I am always wowed by is the countercultural statements about male and female in the beginning of the Bible that carry throughout. And, knowing that I’m teaching in a few weeks about the implications for women of Creation, I think of my audience. Some will object to the naming of the deep value and co-dominion assigned to women; others will have a big problem with the differentiation of male and female. Some early Church fathers (what wine were they drinking!) made some pretty radical and rotten statements about the dark nature of women. Some mothers of the early feminist movement have countered with their assertions that women could get along much better if only men disappeared from their world.
In light of all of this, it is a great joy and essential discipline to read it all again for the very first time, even for those who don’t believe, and contemplate the possibilities and realities. Here it is, one click away. What are some statements that really stand out for you as you read?
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%201-2&version=ESV