The Book of Joshua (Hebrew יהושע yehoshuà' ; Greek Ἰησοῦς Iesús; Latin Iosue) is a text contained in the Hebrew (Tanakh) and Christian Bible.

It is written in Hebrew and, according to the hypothesis most widely shared by scholars, its final editing, by unknown authors, is placed in the 6th-5th century BC in Judea, on the basis of previous oral and written traditions, in particular of the so-called Deuteronomist source of the 7th century BC.

It consists of 24 chapters describing the story of the conquest of the land of Canaan by the twelve tribes led by Joshua, Moses' successor. The period described is traditionally 1200-1150 BC.

(From Italian Wikipedia)