THE GOD OF PROMISE AND THE LIFE OF FAITH
Understanding the heart of the Bible
By Scott J. Hafemann. Crossway
ISBN 1 58134 261 6
This is quite simply the best book on knowing God that I have read since Jim Packer's book of that title.
It is written by an American theologian for pastors and serious Christians to provide a basic framework for understanding the Scriptures in a way that will stimulate us to take up the Bible for ourselves and to seek all our satisfaction in God. I read it on holiday (twice) and found it enormously helpful on such themes as:
