RATIONES RERUM 26: Articolo Fátima Aguayo Hidalgo

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Rationes Rerum 26

FÁTIMA AGUAYO HIDALGO
Josefo y las copias de Manetón: el valor del ἀντίγραφον

The article analyzes the term ἀντίγραφον in Flavius Josephus, focusing on the passage Against Apion 1, 83, in which he refers to another copy of Manetho’s Aeg yptiaca. It argues that the term retains its technical sense of “material copy” rather than being an interpolation. By comparing some passages in the Jewish Antiquities (8, 55; 11, 104; 12, 34-35), the study shows that ἀντίγραφον embodies Josephus’ documentary conception of history. The reference to multiple copies reveals his awareness of textual plurality and the need for critical verification. Thus, ἀντίγραφον emerges as both a philological and historiographical marker, illuminating how the Jewish historian, in constructing historical authority, unites fidelity to sources, archival accuracy and apologetic purposes.