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,
In Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia ...  These were the provinces lying south of the Black Sea and west of the Taurus Mountains, "including the whole of what we call Asia Minor."[4] Many scholars see in the very order in which Peter mentioned these provinces an indication that Peter was writing from Rome.  Coming from Rome by sea, the bearer of the letter would debark at a port on the Black Sea in Pontus; "He would begin in Pontus and travel around the Christian communities of Galatia, Cappadocia, and Asia, ending his journey in Bithynia."[5]