The Joy of Job ― An Investigator's Perspective on the Most Righteous Man on Earth

The Old Testament story of Job has confounded followers of God throughout the ages. Perplexingly, God enters into a pact with the devil to test Job's loyalty, resulting in cataclysmic losses for this righteous man of antiquity. Job clings to his faith, winning worldwide renown for his perseverance and patience.The traditional interpretation of Job's journey is that even the most righteous man on earth could suffer without reason. Left unsaid is the unnerving sense that Job was the victim of a cruel cosmic battle.The Joy of Job builds a remarkable case for a new interpretation of this ancient mystery. Using exacting Biblical exegesis, it challenges the belief that Job was righteous and that the Lord was capricious in allowing him to suffer. The book offers sacred lessons about self-examination, religious pride, and discerning leadership. Surprisingly, the book of Job emerges as one of the greatest stories of repentance and restoration ever told.

Maribeth Vander Weele is founder of the Vander Weele Group, a Chicago-based firm that provides investigative services and compliance monitoring, domestically and abroad. She was an award-winning investigative reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times before joining the Chicago Public Schools as a key member of the 1995 turnaround team and serving subsequently as its Inspector General. Maribeth has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Monthly, Christianity Today, Teacher Magazine, Extraordinary Ordinary Women Making a Difference, American School Board Journal, and elsewhere. She has lectured for the World Bank, Harvard University, the Association of Inspectors General, the National Business Roundtable, the National Association of Local Government Auditors, the Illinois CPA Society, the Education Writers Association, multiple Christian colleges, and in many other venues. She is a graduate of Wheaton College and a member of Christ Church in Oak Brook, Illinois.