Prayer of Manasseh
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The Prayer of Manasseh is a short penitential text attributed to King Manasseh of Judah, preserved in some Christian traditions as a powerful example of repentance and divine mercy.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2 Chronicles 33 (story of Manasseh’s repentance) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical apocryphal text
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deuterocanonical text (in some traditions) ⓘ penitential prayer ⓘ |
| approximateVerses | 15 verses (in common divisions) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Prayer of Manasseh
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
2 Chronicles 33 (story of Manasseh’s repentance)
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| attributedTo | Manasseh, king of Judah ⓘ |
| audience | worshippers seeking a model of repentance ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus | pseudepigraphal ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
apocryphal in most Protestant traditions
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included in Septuagint appendices ⓘ included in the Vulgate appendix ⓘ non-canonical in Jewish Tanakh ⓘ |
| category |
Deuterocanonical books
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surface form:
Old Testament apocrypha
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| centralMotive | confession of sins and iniquities ⓘ |
| closingMotive | petition for pardon ⓘ |
| focus |
seeking reconciliation with God
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turning from idolatry and evil deeds ⓘ |
| genre |
penitential literature
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prayer ⓘ |
| historicalSetting | post-exilic or later Jewish milieu (composition context, scholarly view) ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Apocrypha section of some Protestant Bibles
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Septuagint ⓘ
surface form:
Odes (in some Greek biblical manuscripts)
some editions of the Latin Vulgate ⓘ some editions of the Septuagint ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Christian teachings on repentance
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devotional literature about mercy ⓘ |
| language | Greek (extant text) ⓘ |
| length | short text ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | read in Eastern Orthodox Great Compline (in some traditions) ⓘ |
| openingMotive | praise of God’s majesty ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Odes of Solomon (as another early Christian prayer collection, distinct but comparable genre) ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
didactic example of God’s mercy
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model of contrition ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| structure | single continuous prayer ⓘ |
| subject |
confession of sins
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divine mercy ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| textualTransmission | preserved mainly in Greek manuscripts ⓘ |
| theme |
acknowledgment of God’s greatness
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appeal for forgiveness ⓘ hope in God’s compassion ⓘ recognition of personal sinfulness ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Eastern Orthodox liturgy
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Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox tradition
some Anglican liturgies ⓘ some Lutheran liturgies ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
2 Chronicles 33 (story of Manasseh’s repentance)