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Teachings and Dogmatic Work: Link to full text of 'An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith'
*# "Philosophical Chapters" ''(Kephalaia philosophika)'' - Commonly called 'Dialectic', deals mostly with logic, its primary purpose being to prepare the reader for a better understanding of the rest of the book.
*# "Concerning Heresy" ''(peri aipeseon)'' - In this book, in the section ''On Heresies'', he dedicates a portion to the ''Heresy of the Ishmaelites'', being the first apologetic work against [[Islam]] by a Christian.
*# "An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith" ''(Ikdosis akribes tes orthodoxou pisteos)'' [http://www.trinitylight.net/theology/orthodox_faith.htm] - This third section of the book is known to be the most important work of ''John de Damascene'', and a treasured antiquity of [[Christianity]].
* ''"Sacred Parallels"''