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"The very beginning of Job tells us that Job was sinless, and followed the entirety of The Law. "

No it does not. Hear is the verse:
Job 1:1 - There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was blameless, upright, fearing God and turning away from evil.

Job 1:8 - The LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, fearing God and turning away from evil."

No where in these passages does it say Job was sinless. It said he was a blameless and upright man. These terms to do no equate to sinlessness.

Now lets use another example of a blameless and upright man: Noah. Gen 6:9 - Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his time; Noah walked with God.

Very similar to how Job was described. Now lets check out Gen 9:20-21
20 Then Noah began farming and planted a vineyard.
21 He drank of the wine and became drunk, and uncovered himself inside his tent.

Not exactly the actions of a sinless man.

JM

Blameless = sinless; unless one wishes to adopt the position that there are sins that carry with them no blame.
Original sin would qualify, I suppose, but I can't think of any other.

Also of interest, Job gives us an example of one man's prayers and sacrifices atoning for another's sins (he offers for the sins of his children).

***Not exactly the actions of a sinless man.***

Exactly. And look how Paul describes his pre-converted position...

"though I myself have reason for confidence in the flesh also. If anyone else thinks he has reason for confidence in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness, under the law blameless."

Phillipians 3

"...as to righteousness, under the law blameless."

Apparently one can be "blameless" but still participate in the death of Christians!