Peter was one of the most prominent of Jesus’ twelve disciples and was appointed by him especially to be his apostle to the Jews Galatians 2:7Waiting for response for Galatians 2:7 and in this capacity he wrote two letters to the Jewish Christians scattered throughout the Roman Empire. 1 Peter 1:1Waiting for response for 1 Peter 1:1 The phrase “scattered strangers” in the original is the Greek word “diaspora” which, anglicised, is the term the Jews still use today to refer to their patriots scattered outside the Promised Land. Peter exhorted these Jewish Christians to holiness and obedience, warning them specifically of the falling away from the true gospel which was soon to occur among the disciples of Christ.
Peter was one of the most prominent of Jesus’ twelve disciples and was appointed by him especially to be his apostle to the Jews Galatians 2:7Waiting for response for Galatians 2:7 and in this capacity he wrote two letters to the Jewish Christians scattered throughout the Roman Empire. 1 Peter 1:1Waiting for response for 1 Peter 1:1 The phrase “scattered strangers” in the original is the Greek word “diaspora” which, anglicised, is the term the Jews still use today to refer to their patriots scattered outside the Promised Land. Peter exhorted these Jewish Christians to holiness and obedience, warning them specifically of the falling away from the true gospel which was soon to occur among the disciples of Christ.