Luke and Acts, written by the same author must therefore be read as one piece of literature. It is obvious from a study of the two books that the organization is both detailed and intentional. The beginning of Luke begins with the explanation that Rome rules the world and more specifically the world of the Jewish people. But the king is born, his name is Jesus. At the end of Luke and the beginning of Acts Jesus asserts his kingship through his death, resurrection, and ascension. At the conclusion of Acts we see that the gospel has reached Rome and learn from the writings of Paul that many in Caesar's household had become believers (Philippians 4:22). So we see Luke showing that who the true king really is.

Luke also writes in different styles. In the original language in which Luke wrote (called Koine Greek) we see three distinct writing styles emerge in the first three chapters of Luke alone. First, in the introduction we see Greek that is very similar to the scientific and official documents of Luke's day. The infancy stories of John and Jesus are written in very "Hebrew" style that sounds a lot like other Hebrew literature of the day. Starting in chapter three and continuing on throught the rest of the book of Luke, we see a style that is very much like Roman history with a twist, Luke's writing is both historically accurate and theologically rich. 

The following is an illustration of how Luke-Acts is structured to form one literary unit. This is adapted from the rich survey resource of Craig Blomberg entitled, Jesus and the Gospels.