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The two volumes of Luke-Acts have been combined in
The Books of the Bible and placed first because they provide an overview of the entire New Testament period. Luke wrote this two-volume history to serve several important purposes:
He wanted to assure followers of Jesus that what they had been taught about him was trustworthy.
He wanted to document how God kept the promise he made to the people of Israel by sending them their long- awaited Messiah, demonstrating that the true God is faithful and can be trusted completely.
He wanted to prove that the extension of God’s blessings to the Gentiles is not a fickle change of plans but