When was Eve Created?

On Corey Minor's YouTube channel he reacted to a clip of a sermon given at the 2024 Holy Convocation of the Church of God In Christ (COGIC). I have been in the church all my life and I have never heard of such a terrible heresy over a pulpit before in my life. I agree with Corey. The Bible categorically says Adam was created first and then Eve (see 1 Timothy 2:13-14). Some comments on the video need to be brought up. 

His name is Bishop Jerry Maynard a general board member and the bishop of Tennessee 4th jurisdiction. For a man who is very theologically educated, an elder in age (in his 80s) and has been in the pulpit for decades you would have thought he would know better. SMH  - @keepingitrealandtruthful.5081

I did not recognize him. I do not even know the General Board that much so I appreciated this comment. But what I do not understand is why I he would take this fringe position. 

 Another comment actually defended this craziness:

Hi, with all due respect, the Bishop was correct. This is one of God's mysteries we need the help of Holy Spirit to unravel. The first Man (Adam) possessed all features of Male and Female. What God did in Gen, 2 was separation of male and female but God has to put Adam in DEEP SLEEP before He could operate on Man. Remember Man was made in God's image and likeness, that's Man is capable of remembering events. So God turned off Man's memory so that the operation of separation on Man can never be reversed. I know this is deep, but with the help of Holy Spirit. Think of it, Doctors apply the same principles before operating on Man bcos Man's memory is capable of repeating scene/event playing RAMBO. This is one of deep things of God, but Bishop was correct. -

@samuelagunsoye3594

Nope. Nada. Facepalm. There is a Greek myth that describes the first person in this way and has been trotted out at times to defend transgender identity. But do you know where you won't find this teaching? The Bible. And Bishop Maynard was not trying to refer to this at all. 

One last comment I wanted to highlight. This one attempts to prove Bishop right that Adam & Eve were created at the same time. Several people tried it.  

Genesis 5:1-2 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

Does not work because because it is just doing the same thing Genesis 1:26 does: a summary. Twins and multiple birth siblings are born on the same day but not simultaneously. If Bishop Maynard is indeed referring to Jewish tradition I think it is coming from the medieval Jewish tradition from some fringes that supposes that Genesis Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 are referriing to two separate events instead of Chapte 1 being a general summary and Chapter 2 being a more detailed about the 6th day. He would have been exposed to such an idea in many Seminaries around the world. However the tradition of Historic Christianity (Protestant, Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Ethiopian), Judaism, and Islam all hold that Adam was created first and then Eve. 

If Maynard was referring to the the Medieval Jewish thought that Genesis 1 and 2 are talking about two separate events, he neglected to take the idea as far as they did. They go on to postulate Adam having a first wife named Lilith in Genesis 1 and Eve being his 2nd wife in Genesis 2. They conflate a Babylonian myth wand mix it into the story to explain why Adam needed a second wife because Lilith refused to submit to him because she cited that she was coequal. By submission they meant that when they had sex she refused to let him always be on top. So she left him and became the mother of all demons. Some people do like to try to put her in other parts of the Bible and even tie Succubi and Incubi demons as her offspring. It gets crazy and no Biblical basis. I can find no ancient example for this. Meaning I do not think any Jew living in Jesus' time would recognize this. But during the medieval period this story was the inspiration of wearing certain amulets to keep Lilith and her children away. In effect, Lilith is often identified as the first Vampire. I can see why Bishop did not go that far in his sermon.