Recently I read my book club’s selection titled Joshua: A Parable for Today by Joshua F. Girzone. According to The New Oxford American Dictionary a parable is “a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels.” The old Sunday school definition of a parable is closer to “an earthly story with a heavenly meaning.” Joshua … does not fit either definition. This book is more a retelling of various New Testament miracles along with Jesus’ experiences on earth in the character of Joshua in a contemporary setting.
I struggled to get through this book and would prefer reading the actual events as recorded in the New Testament. I enjoy inspirational fiction that is more realistic in nature or historical inspirational fiction that relates events and people from Biblical times. When I look for a book with spiritual pick-me-up, I think of the Harmony series by Philip Gulley and the Biblical biographical fiction by Marek Halter. Both are authors I recommend to others as well.
Emma
Read it or Weep 