I would point out that death before the fall was part of ancient Jewish
belief. Nahmanides, a rabbi stated:
"The meaning of the word me'od (very) is 'mostly.' On this sixth day He
added this word because
he is speaking of creation in general which contains evil in some part of
it. Thus He said that
it was very good, meaning its me'od is good [thus conveying the thought
that even the small part
of it which is evil is basically also good, as is explained further on]. It
is this thought which is the basis of the saying of the Rabbis in Bereshith
Rabbah: And, behold, it was very good. And,
behold it was good--this refers to death.'
Ramban (Nachmanides) Commentary on the Torah, Trans. by Dr. Charles B.
Chavel, (New York: Shilo
Publishing House, 1971), p. 58
glenn
Foundation, Fall and Flood
Adam, Apes and Anthropology
http://www.flash.net/~mortongr/dmd.htm
Lots of information on creation/evolution