Between the dust of Jericho and the quiet wind passing through Shechem, The Secret Book of Joshua draws the reader into a narrative that goes beyond the history of conquest-it is a journey of a people on the boundary between danger and deliverance, flesh and spirit, fear and covenant.
The novel follows the life and wars of the Prophet Joshua from the crossing of the Jordan River, to the fall of the walls of Jericho through the power of the shofar and obedience, and onward to the battles that subdued southern and northern Canaan. Yet behind the sword and strategy, a hidden thread emerges: the ancient oraciones-prayers in Aramaic, Angelic, and mysterious languages of the earliest times-that become signs of protection, spiritual armor and bodily resilience, blindness to the wicked, safeguards against tragedy and calamity, and miracles unfolding in the midst of war.
In every chapter, not only walls collapse but also the inner shadows of humanity: the secret sin that brought defeat at Ai, the deception of Gibeon that tested the weight of a vow, and the final charge of Joshua affirming that true victory does not end with the conquest of land-but with guarding the heart against forgetting.
Written by William Ubagan, this novel is an esoteric reading of the History of Joshua: intense, perilous, and filled with mystery, where miracles are born of obedience, and the covenant is the true weapon in the midst of war.
It is the story of a people who learned to shout so that stone might crumble-but above all, learned to be silent in order to hear the voice of God.