In 1 Peter chapter 1, Peter addresses his letter to the Christian sojourners (strangers/travelers) “in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.” These are the Roman provinces that Peter was writing to, in what is modern day Turkey. (On the map below they are written in orange lettering, and Asia is below Bithynia. “Asia”, is actually mentioned 19 times in the New Testament (not the continent of Asia, like we think of), but the Roman province. Here are some other inte
bowing down is practiced all over the world in many cultures and religions, and we see it often in the Bible, but it's been translated as "worship", so we don't understand what's going on
