Antioch.19 The New Testament records a diaspora of the Jerusalem church, scattered because of the attack of another “Babylon” (1 Pet. 5:13), which is Jerusalem. Like other descriptions of Israel (the people, seed of Abraham, sons of God, etc.), the New Testament applies disapora predominantly to the church. This gives us an insight into the situation into which Peter wrote his second letter: the recipients are Jewish believers who are no longer living in Jerusalem, their home city, because of persecution.