Peter was no more successful. Justin may indicate a willingness for continued dialogue, and Irenaeus express full respect, but it was the Ignatiuses and the Melitos who set the pathway for the future. A rule of faith which held together Jewish believers in Jesus and Gentile Christians was never achieved. And the loss of regard for Christianity’s Jewishness remains a feature of Christianity to this day. The resolution to the contest over Christianity’s identity was already clearly