Joshua Books in Order
Joshua by Joseph F.Girzone contains 9 books, published between 1983 and 2007. The first book is Joshua (1983) and the newest is Joshua's Family (2007). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 1983–2007
- Total pages
- 2,118 across 9 books
- Reading time
- 35–53 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,118 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Joshua is a Christian fiction series by Joseph F. Girzone, built around the character Joshua. Nine books run from Joshua (1983) to Joshua's Family (2007), taking in Joshua and the Children (1989), The Shepherd (1990), Joshua In The Holy Land (1992), Joshua and the City (1995), Joshua: The Homecoming (1999), The Parables of Joshua (2001) and Joshua in a Troubled World (2005). Parables, healers, bishops, town life and Israel supply the subject matter, across books of about 224 pages.
How many Joshua books are there?
Joshua has 9 books, released between 1983 and 2007.
Joshua Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Joshua books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Joshua1983 · 301 pages · confirmed 1/419833011/4
- 2Joshua and the Children1989 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/419892241/4
- 3The Shepherd1990 · 278 pages · confirmed 1/419902781/4
- 4Joshua In The Holy Land1992 · 205 pages · confirmed 1/419922051/4
- 5Joshua and the City1995 · 242 pages · confirmed 1/419952421/4
- 6Joshua: The Homecoming1999 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/419992721/4
- 7The Parables of Joshua2001 · 164 pages · confirmed 1/420011641/4
- 8Joshua in a Troubled World2005 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/420052081/4
- 9Joshua's Family2007 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/420072241/4
Is there a chronological order for Joshua?
No separate chronological order is on record for Joshua, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Joshua books in order?
You should read the Joshua books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Joshua book also stands alone.
Where to start with Joshua
Start with Joshua (1983), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Joshua book?
Joshua's Family (2007) is the newest Joshua book released so far.
Is there a new Joshua book coming?
No next Joshua book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Joshua at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Joshua title on record dates from 2007, 19 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Joshua books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 2,118 pages across all 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Joshua books, 4 of 9, were published in the 1990s.
What the Joshua books are about
8 of the 9 Joshua books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: religious fiction is tagged on 5 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Religious fiction 5 of 8 books
- Christian fiction 2 of 8 books
- Parables 2 of 8 books
More books by Joseph F.Girzone
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Joseph F.Girzone books in order 32 books