Metaphysical Evil and Biblical Testimony

Abstract

This present article discusses in its first section the issue of the inevitability of metaphysical evil. With no pretension to make an in-depth analysis of the vast bibliographical production on the subject, the second part of this article states the insufficiency of reason to decipher the enigma of evil, which allows an openness to the God of faith that is examined on the basis of Biblical tradition, particularly from The Book of Job. In conclusion, the compatibility between The Book of Job and the philosophical concept of metaphysical evil is defended. Assuming that the essence of evil lies in the finite condition of reality, both enunciate the folly and meaninglessness of the question whether God could have created a world without evil.