Mikeal C. Parsons (PhD, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is the Kidd L. and Buna Hitchcock Macon Chair in Religion at Baylor University and the author of several books, including "Acts" in Paideia: Commentaries on the New Testament and "The Departure of Jesus in Luke and Acts". He is the coauthor of "Luke: A Handbook on the Greek Text "and "Illuminating Luke" (three volumes). Parsons also serves as editor of "Perspectives in Religious Studies".