Although these sections of the poem are badly damaged, they debate the causes of evil and chaos in the world, and the balance between human and divine responsibility for them; this dialogue forms one of the oldest examinations in world literature of the question of theodicy.
These sections of the poem are badly damaged. They debate the causes of evil and chaos in the world. They debate the balance between human and divine responsibility for them. This dialogue forms one of the oldest examinations in world literature of the question of theodicy.