sepphoris, a frequent target of jewish rebels. according to journalist lesley hazelton, author of "mary: a flesh and blood biography of the virgin mother," mary was not just an observer, but directly involved in the politics of her time. >> there's no doubt in my mind that she -- because she knew the ins and outs and all the side roads of the hills, where the caves were, where you could hide, where you could safely go and nobody could track you, even at night without a moon, especially on moonless nights -- she would have been used to, and she would have wanted to, guide rebels who were fleeing from the military to safety. rather like a kind of underground railroad. >> the virgin mary as the princess leia of her day, defending the rebels against the evil empire? perhaps. until the 13-year-old mary, who was not yet married to joseph, got some news from an angel that