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Sepphoris: Urban Center of Jesus's Galilee UpbringingJames TaborTabor identifies Sepphoris (also Sephus) as the substantial Roman administrative capital of Galilee, establishing it as the likely birthplace location for Mary rather than the village of Nazareth. Tabor suggests that Joseph functioned as a stonemason or construction worker helping rebuild Sepphoris following its destruction during a Jewish revolt, placing Jesus's early upbringing in a politically volatile, cosmopolitan urban environment characterized by Roman military occupation rather than rural isolation traditionally depicted in religious literature.
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