Resurrection and Royalty: The Riches of Job Across Two Traditions

There Are Two Books of Job. You've Probably Only Read One.

You know the story. The righteous man who lost everything. The patient sufferer. The voice from the whirlwind. It may be the most beloved book in the Bible for anyone who has ever walked through the valley.

But the book of Job you've read, translated from the Hebrew, is not the only one. The early church read Job in Greek, in the Septuagint. And that version holds surprises most Christians have never encountered.

In the Greek, Satan doesn't predict that Job will "curse" God. He says Job