The anthology is the first publication in Russia that brings together under one cover the works of Orthodox Christians and “heretics”, covering almost a millennium and a half. Many of the texts included in the Anthology were translated into Russian for the first time, and the accompanying articles were written taking into account the latest achievements of modern patrol science. The first volume included works by more than twenty-five authors of the 2nd–6th centuries. The scope of the volume covers polemics with Gnosticism, the formation of the foundations of church doctrine, Origenism, triadological and Christological disputes, the formation of Christian anthropology and other issues key to understanding the world of Eastern Christian theology and culture. Anthology of Eastern Christian theological thought . Orthodoxy and heterodoxy. In 2 volumes / Sub scientific. ed. G. I. Benevich and D. S. Biryukov; comp. G. I. Benevich. – M., St. Petersburg: “Nicea”-RKHGA, 2009. (Smaragdos Philocalias; Byzantine philosophy: vol. 4-5) Original Djvu -The text of the book was translated from the original language using an artificial intelligence program. For the most part, the translation of the text is of very high quality, but in some cases, due to the imperfection of the technology, there may be incorrect phrase translations in the text, as well as single words and expressions may not be translated.