A letter similar to the one written to Archer was also sent to Josh McDowell, suggesting that a public forum on the issue of biblical inerrancy would be a practical way for an inerrantist of his reputation to demonstrate that his position is as sound as he claims. As this issue goes to press, McDowell has not acknowledged the challenge, which was mailed to him early in February. Could it be that McDowell isn't nearly as confident of his position as he appears to be in the books that he writes primarily for partisan audiences?
As this issue of TSR is making its way to you through the slow process of bulk mail, editor Farrell Till will be on his way to Portland, Texas, for a debate on the issue of prophecy fulfillment. His opponent will be H. A. "Buster" Dobbs, editor of The Firm Foundation, a monthly fundamentalist publication from which we reprinted Clarence Lavender's article "Was It Morally Right for God to Order the Killing of the Canaanites" (Winter 1993, pp. 6-7).
Mr. Dobbs is reputed to be one of the ablest debaters in the Church of Christ. He will affirm that fulfillments of Old Testament prophecies prove that Jesus of Nazareth was the son of God. Till will affirm that New Testament claims of prophecy fulfillment in the person and deeds of Jesus of Nazareth were fabrications or misrepresentations of Old Testament Scriptures.
Scheduled for May 23-26, 1993, as part of the Gulf Coast Lectureship sponsored by the Portland Church of Christ, the debate will consist of four two-hour sessions.
All four sessions will be recorded on both audio and video
tapes. For
information on cost and distribution, interested readers should contact
Thomas Gardner, 441 Souder, Hurst, TX 76111 (Tel. 817-282-2745).
