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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prayer of Manasseh canonical | 2 |
| 2 Chronicles 33 (story of Manasseh’s repentance) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T207640 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prayer of Manasseh Context triple: [Eastern Orthodox canon, includesBook, Prayer of Manasseh]
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A.
Lamentations
Lamentations is a biblical book of poetic dirges traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, mourning the destruction of Jerusalem and expressing profound grief, repentance, and hope in God’s mercy.
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B.
Psalm 119
Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible, an acrostic psalm that meditates extensively on the beauty, authority, and guidance of God's law.
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C.
Trisagion Hymn
The Trisagion Hymn is an ancient and central Christian liturgical chant that repeatedly acclaims God as “Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal,” used especially in Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic worship.
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D.
Shema Yisrael
Shema Yisrael is a central Jewish declaration of faith affirming the oneness of God, traditionally recited daily and incorporated into various religious practices and texts.
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E.
Cherubic Hymn
The Cherubic Hymn is a solemn liturgical chant in the Eastern Orthodox Church that accompanies the Great Entrance, calling worshippers to mystically represent the cherubim as the Eucharistic gifts are brought to the altar.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prayer of Manasseh Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Lamentations
Lamentations is a biblical book of poetic dirges traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, mourning the destruction of Jerusalem and expressing profound grief, repentance, and hope in God’s mercy.
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B.
Psalm 119
Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible, an acrostic psalm that meditates extensively on the beauty, authority, and guidance of God's law.
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C.
Trisagion Hymn
The Trisagion Hymn is an ancient and central Christian liturgical chant that repeatedly acclaims God as “Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal,” used especially in Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic worship.
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D.
Shema Yisrael
Shema Yisrael is a central Jewish declaration of faith affirming the oneness of God, traditionally recited daily and incorporated into various religious practices and texts.
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E.
Cherubic Hymn
The Cherubic Hymn is a solemn liturgical chant in the Eastern Orthodox Church that accompanies the Great Entrance, calling worshippers to mystically represent the cherubim as the Eucharistic gifts are brought to the altar.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
ⓘ
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
|
| 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
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
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Subject: Prayer of Manasseh Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
2 Chronicles 33 (story of Manasseh’s repentance)