easiest way to get there, as traveling by way of Perea was more uncomfortable.26 The authors were happy not to have Jesus avoid Samaria (cf. 9:52). It could be that Luke was thinking that Jesus simply crossed the two regions. The author of L, on the other hand, was probably more nuanced and conceived of Jesus traveling along the border between them. Did the ancient route actually follow the border between Galilee and Samaria for a part of the distance?27 ■ 12–13 The men suffering from “leprosy” stopped