Manasses, The Prayer Of
Textsâš¡ IN BRIEF (SUMMARY)
The Prayer of Manasses is a penitential text attributed to King Manasseh of Judah, composed after his captivity in Babylon, wherein the king confesses his sins, pleads for divine mercy, and vows eternal praise.
What is the meaning of Manasses, The Prayer Of in the Bible?
The Prayer of Manasses is a penitential text attributed to King Manasseh of Judah, composed after his captivity in Babylon, wherein the king confesses his sins, pleads for divine mercy, and vows eternal praise.
TEXTUAL SIGNIFICANCE
This text illuminates the theological development of repentance in Second Temple Judaism and provides the specific liturgical context for the verse quoted in 2 Chronicles 33:12-13, which is absent from the canonical Hebrew Bible.
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