Peter’s letter indicates that there likely were Christian congregations in these areas, their elders being exhorted to “shepherd the flock. ”
وهذه الرسالة ترجِّح وجود جماعات مسيحية في هذه المناطق ،‏ اذ حضَّ بطرس شيوخها ان ‹ يرعوا رعية الله › .‏