Recently, I submitted a paper for a class titled "Theology and Mythology of Evil." The class read texts from several cultures and religions, each attempting to resolve how Evil could exist, especially in a world of an omniscient and beneficent God (or Gods as the case may be).
I noticed in the class a tendency for people to assume that there exists a particular "Jewish" attitude regarding Evil. Although this is true to some extent, the overall perception mirrors the attitude of the yeshiva - that one or two opinions believed by Jews makes the opinion "Jewish" - to the possible exclusion of everything else.
This attitude is precisely what prompted me to start the Mahshevet Hazal shiurim. With this in mind, I collected several sources from the Talmud which illustrate the plurality of opinions regarding the problem of theodicy. While retaining the multiple and often mutually exclusive positions in the Talmud, I offered my suggestions for a unified Rabbinic approach to Evil.
