Oneofthetop50booksthathaveshapedevangelicals(ChristianityToday)PlatinumBookAward,EvangelicalChristianPublishingAssociationForover40years,J.I.Packer’sclassichasbeenanimportanttooltohelpChristiansaroundtheworlddiscoverthewonder,thegloryandthejoyofknowingGod.In2006,ChristianityTodayvotedthistitleoneofthetop50booksthathaveshapedevangelicals,andthis20thanniversaryeditionisupdatedwithAmericanizedlanguageandspelling,andanewprefacebytheauthor.StemmingfromPacker’sprofoundtheologicalknowledge,KnowingGodbringstogethertwoimportantfacetsoftheChristianfaith--knowingaboutGodandalsoknowingGodthroughthecontextofacloserelationshipwiththepersonofJesusChrist.Writteninanengagingandpracticaltone,thisthought-provokingworkseekstotransformandenrichtheChristianunderstandingofGod.ExplainingbothwhoGodisandhowwecanrelatetohim,Packerdivideshisbookintothreesections:ThefirstdirectsourattentiontohowandwhyweknowGod,thesecondtotheattributesofGodandthethirdtothebenefitsenjoyedbyathosewhoknowhimintimately.ThisguideleadsreadersintoagreaterunderstandingofGodwhileprovidingadvicetogainingacloserrelationshipwithhimasaresult.
