Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen ones who are living as strangers in the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
"This thematic focus, i.e., the question of how to live in society-the fundamental problem of every social ethic-was for Jesus’ disciples from the very beginning an acute problem." [Note: Goppelt, p. 19.] 