What did Augustine of hippo think Christians should focus on

Augustine tries to focus mainly on the spiri- tual nature of Christ as opposed to his human nature while he was on earth. Virtually none of Augustine's references to Jesus are to his finite life and work but to his infinite spiritual presence.

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i believe it would influence their own way of understanding things. it shall be a foundation where they can draw or start an argument.   historians are also  scientists that  have their tools of analysis and expertise to unlock a variety of difficulties such as relationships of man, origin, politics, economy, and culture. based on facts and understanding on these areas, they may shade light to extract ideas and develop options to validate a hypothesis or debunk it.