Notes

1. The introduction was published in the journal "Alpha and Omega". 1995. № 3(6). Pp. 17-22.

2. The text retains the features of the author's style. (Editor's note)

3. Author's highlights (here and below).

4. The Holy Scriptures are quoted from the edition: The Bible. Moscow, Moscow Patriarchate Publ., 1988.

5. His Holiness Patriarch Alexy (Simansky) of Moscow and All Russia; † 1970