作者、时间、地点
约书亚记的作者是约书亚（书一1），这名的意思是“耶和华救主”，或“耶和华的救恩”。
本书写作的时间是主前一四五一年至一四二六年。
本书写作的地点是摩押平原（申三四8-9）。
约书亚记是从约书亚记到以斯帖记这十二卷历史书的第一卷。圣经开始于五卷律法书，就是摩西的书；然后从约书亚记起，接续有十二卷历史书。
内容
约书亚记的内容乃是：约书亚引领以色列人进入应许之地，占有得着那地，拈阄分配并享受那地。这里的次序是相当有意义的。首先以色列人进入应许之地，然后他们得着并占据这地。接着是分配这地，乃是用特别的方法将这地分给各支派。然后他们享受这地。
中心思想
约书亚记的中心思想是：神要成就关于美地的应许，使以色列人得着一个地方，以成就神的经纶，特别是保持藉着基督在人性里成为肉体而将基督带到地上的这一条线。就着这个主要的目的，就是以色列人占有并得着美地为业，以完成神的经纶，本书是相当美妙的。
分段
约书亚记有四个分段：进入美地（一-五章），得着美地为业，（六-十二章），拈阄分配美地（十三-二二章），以及约书亚离世（二三-二四章）。
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An Introductory Word in the Book of Joshua — Jos. 1:1-2
The Writer, the time and the Location
The writer of the book of Joshua was Joshua (1:1), whose name means “Jehovah Savior,” or “the salvation of Jehovah”
The time of the writing of this book was 1451-1426 B.C.
The place of the writing of the book of Joshua was the plains of Moab.
Joshua is the first book of the twelve books of history from Joshua to Esther. The Bible begins with the five books of the law, the books of Moses, and then, starting with Joshua, the Bible continues with the twelve books of history.
The Content
The content of the book of Joshua is that Joshua led the children of Israel to enter the promised land and to take it, possess it, allot it, and enjoy it. The sequence here is quite significant. First, the children of Israel entered the promised land, and then they possessed it and occupied it. Following this, the land was allotted, apportioned, to each tribe in a particular way. Then they enjoyed the land.
The Central Thought
The central thought of the book of Joshua is that God intended to fulfill the promise concerning the good land that Israel might have a place to carry out God’s economy, especially to keep the line of bringing in Christ to the earth through His incarnation in humanity. This book is quite wonderful in this main purpose of Israel’s occupying and possessing the good land for the carrying out of God’s economy.
The Sections
The book of Joshua has four sections: entering into the good land (chs. 1-5), taking possession of the good land (chs. 6-12), allotting the good land (chs. 13-22) and Joshua’s departure (chs. 23-24).