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Reviewed by Asher Syed for Readers' Favorite
David Stafford’s Apostolic Technologies presents Christian theology through the idea that God works through supernatural patterns that believers can recognize through Scripture. The author begins with the first Adam as the representative of natural humanity, then identifies Jesus as the last Adam whose resurrection life establishes a new spiritual creation. From there, Spirit baptism becomes the means by which believers enter the body of Christ as one new man, giving the word apostolic a meaning rooted in spiritual origin as much as ministry. Scientific language becomes the framework for describing how divine operations function, with algorithms used to connect biblical instruction to spiritual results. The book ultimately presents the church as an apostolic people sent into the world with a kingdom commission shaped by the life of Christ.
David Stafford brings a conversational voice to Apostolic Technologies, showing a genuine gift for presenting unconventional connections in language readers can easily understand. He moves from scripture into history in a way that readers can readily follow. You see exactly how well that works in his discussion of Leviticus 15. Running water is linked to nineteenth-century handwashing through the work of Ignaz Semmelweis, bringing biblical interpretation into historical medicine in an accessible way. My favorite example comes from his trip from Zambia to Mozambique, when civil unrest closed the Zambezi Bridge. He phones his home church in Chicago for what he calls “air support,” asking the intercessors to pray. United Nations troops arrive to secure the crossing, giving his metaphor a memorable real-world expression. This is thoughtful Christian writing with a distinctive approach. Anyone interested in apostolic teaching should find this book an excellent addition to their own reading list. Recommended.
