Gk. πρόβλημα .
For the first two quotations, see Dan. 2.44; for the third, see Dan. 2.34-35.
Bringel's text does not include the phrase, "and his successors."
Cf. Dan. 2.34, 44-45.
Bringel interprets this to mean "between the Macedonian rule and the Roman rule"—i.e., Christ's birth was under Herod, before Judaea was directly administered by the Romans, but after the remnants of Alexander's empire had disappeared.
Here I follow Bringel's text; Bratke's has an infinitive instead of a finite verb.
Bringel: "Pertelaeus."
Gk. τὸ θέλειν τὸ πρακτικὸν ἑτοιμότερον .
Lit., "in those at the end"—it is unclear whether "those at the end" refers to particular "laws" in his collection (so Bringel), or generically to the end of his text.
Gk. ἐπικρατεῖ καὶ στερεὰ ταῦτα . The text and precise sense are unclear. Bringel, with different accentuation, interprets the first word as a dative noun that could be interpreted as the addressee: "to Epicrates"; as a verb [with Bratke], the basic idea is to "prevail over"—which I am rendering, "demonstrates his mastery" since there is no object specified.
Here, Bringel's text has the additional word "progeny."
This phrase is a sentence fragment added to the rest; I suspect that some words have fallen out in transmission.
Gk. παραγράφεσθε .
Jn. 16.33.
Ba. 3.36-38.
Bringel's text: "of the Jews."
Bringel's text: "of the Christian tribe."
Gk. ἐν ὑπομνήμασι .
Gk. εἶπαν τὸ "ποῦ γεννᾶται ." Bringel's text additionally includes Χριστός as the subject of the question; but Bringel interprets this as direct quotation of the leaders ("...said, 'Where is the Christ born?'"). I understand it as an indirect question; they provide the answer to the question actually posed by Herod, in keeping with the Biblical text (Mt. 2.4-5).
Jn. 1.21, 29-30.
For the apparent use of apocryphal traditions on the wedding at Cana here, cf. Bratke, pp. 219ff.
The connection of this phrase with the context is unclear; also, note that the verb ("trouble himself") appears in Lk. 7.6, paired with a negative: "Lord, do not trouble yourself further"—this partial parallel perhaps indicates a deeper corruption in the present passage.
Gk. βασιλικός ; alternatively, "the royal official."