Who was 1 Peter written to?
Peter addresses 1 Peter to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. These are Jews of the dispersion, the believing remnant, elect not by predestination but according to foreknowledge. The letter is not written primarily to Gentiles.
Les explains that 1 Peter is addressed to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. He stresses always realizing to whom a particular scripture is addressed. Peter is not writing to Gentiles particularly, but to Jews out in the dispersion. He calls them the elect, the believing end of the Jews, elect not according to predestination but according to foreknowledge. Les notes that this foreknowledge makes all the difference in the world.
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,