F. Scott Spencer is professor of New Testament and biblical interpretation at the Baptist Theological Seminary, Richmond, Virginia. He is the author of Salty Wives, Spirited Mothers, and Savvy Widows: Capable Women of Purpose and Persistence in Luke’s Gospel (Eerdmans, 2012); The Gospel of Luke and Acts of the Apostles (Abingdon, 2008); and Journey through Acts: A Literary-Cultural Reading (Baker Academic, 2004).