{"id":18257,"date":"2017-09-01T01:30:07","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T05:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/bibleandculture\/?p=18257"},"modified":"2017-07-09T14:46:18","modified_gmt":"2017-07-09T18:46:18","slug":"durham-and-its-cathedral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/bibleandculture\/2017\/09\/01\/durham-and-its-cathedral\/","title":{"rendered":"Durham and its Cathedral"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>The greatest Norman cathedral in the world, built in the late 11th century, is Durham cathedral\u2014 hands down, no debate, it is the greatest. It sits on top of a hill on a peninsula hovering over the river Wear and the city of Durham. First of all, here\u2019s the river-<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/55\/2017\/09\/dur19.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18260\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/55\/2017\/09\/dur19-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"dur19\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18260\"><\/a> And here\u2019s the view from the river\u2026.<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/55\/2017\/09\/dur20.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18261\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.production.patheos.com\/blogs\/bibleandculture\/files\/2017\/09\/dur20-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"dur20\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18261\"><\/a>Here\u2019s the pathway up to the cathedral from the river\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/55\/2017\/09\/dur30.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18271\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/55\/2017\/09\/dur30-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"dur30\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18271\"><\/a> How many pilgrims since 1070 have trudged up this hill to receive a blessing at the cathedral? <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/55\/2017\/09\/dur21.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18262\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/55\/2017\/09\/dur21-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"dur21\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18262\"><\/a> And when you get to the top of Palace Green, it fairly takes your breath away.<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/55\/2017\/09\/dur22.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18263\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.production.patheos.com\/blogs\/bibleandculture\/files\/2017\/09\/dur22-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"dur22\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18263\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/55\/2017\/09\/dur23.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18264\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.production.patheos.com\/blogs\/bibleandculture\/files\/2017\/09\/dur23-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"dur23\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18264\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/55\/2017\/09\/dur24.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18265\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.production.patheos.com\/blogs\/bibleandculture\/files\/2017\/09\/dur24-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"dur24\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18265\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/55\/2017\/09\/dur25.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18266\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/55\/2017\/09\/dur25-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"dur25\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18266\"><\/a>  The thing is so huge, about the size of three giant aircraft carriers, that you can\u2019t get it all in a proper picture without backing up half way to Newcastle.   But it is not the only thing on Palace Green.  There is the ancient Dunelm hospital, now a lunch place\u2026.<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/55\/2017\/09\/dur16.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18267\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.production.patheos.com\/blogs\/bibleandculture\/files\/2017\/09\/dur16-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"dur16\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18267\"><\/a>  There is the castle or palace, where first the prince bishops, then the students of Durham U. lived. <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/55\/2017\/09\/dur26.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18268\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.production.patheos.com\/blogs\/bibleandculture\/files\/2017\/09\/dur26-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"dur26\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18268\"><\/a>  Then there is Abbey House on the right, which houses the theology department. This is where I studied, and had many seminars and meetings with Professors Barrett, Cranfield, T.H.L. Parker, John Rogerson, and others. <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/55\/2017\/09\/dur27.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18269\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/55\/2017\/09\/dur27-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"dur27\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18269\"><\/a>  Compared to all that, Ann and I were mere shadowy figures passing through.<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/55\/2017\/09\/dur28.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18270\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/55\/2017\/09\/dur28-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"dur28\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18270\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The greatest Norman cathedral in the world, built in the late 11th century, is Durham cathedral\u2014 hands down, no debate, it is the greatest. 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