>(Genesis 3:17-19) 17 And to Adam he said: "Because you listened to your 
>wife's voice and took to eating from the tree concerning which I gave >you
this command, 'You must not eat from it,' cursed is the ground on >your
account. In pain you will eat its produce all the days of your life. 18 >And
thorns and thistles it will grow for you, and you must eat the >vegetation
of the field. 19 In the sweat of your face you will eat bread >until you
return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For dust you >are and to
dust you will return."

Hi Susan,

I am a Christian and have often wondered how Christianity and a Paleo
lifestyle fit together. There are so many times in the bible that they talk
about eating bread. Are you saying that this bible verse indicates that God
was saying bread would make us sick? While I agree that bread is not good
for us, I interpret this verse differently. I don't think that it's about a
particular food item, but instead it's about the fact that 'man' would have
to work hard to get food from the soil, while 'women' would suffer greatly
during childbirth (mentioned in the verse 16). Following are the same verses
from The Message which I understood to be the closest translation to the
original Aramaic, Greek, and Hebraic text.

I am interesting in hearing your thoughts on this. If this is too much off
topic feel free to send me an email directly to
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16He told the Woman: 
    "I'll multiply your pains in childbirth; 
    you'll give birth to your babies in pain. 
    You'll want to please your husband, 
    but he'll lord it over you."

   17He told the Man: 
    "Because you listened to your wife 
    and ate from the tree
    That I commanded you not to eat from,
    "Don't eat from this tree,'
    The very ground is cursed because of you;
    getting food from the ground
    Will be as painful as having babies is for your wife;
    you'll be working in pain all your life long.
    18The ground will sprout thorns and weeds,
    you'll get your food the hard way,
    Planting and tilling and harvesting,
    19sweating in the fields from dawn to dusk,
    Until you return to that ground yourself, dead and buried;
    you started out as dirt, you'll end up dirt."