Prayer of Manasseh

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biblical apocryphal text deuterocanonical text (in some traditions) penitential prayer

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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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Prayer of Manasseh canonical	2
2 Chronicles 33 (story of Manasseh’s repentance)	1
Prayer of Manasseh (in traditions where included in the Septuagint corpus)	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]

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ⓘ deuterocanonical text (in some traditions) ⓘ penitential prayer ⓘ
approximateVerses	15 verses (in common divisions) ⓘ
associatedWith	2 Chronicles 33 (story of Manasseh’s repentance) ⓘ linked to: Prayer of Manasseh
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	Old Testament apocrypha ⓘ linked to: Deuterocanonical books
centralMotive	confession of sins and iniquities ⓘ
closingMotive	petition for pardon ⓘ
focus	seeking reconciliation with God ⓘ turning from idolatry and evil deeds ⓘ
genre	penitential literature ⓘ prayer ⓘ
historicalSetting	post-exilic or later Jewish milieu (composition context, scholarly view) ⓘ
includedIn	Apocrypha section of some Protestant Bibles ⓘ Odes (in some Greek biblical manuscripts) ⓘ linked to: Septuagint 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 ⓘ model of contrition ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
structure	single continuous prayer ⓘ
subject	confession of sins ⓘ divine mercy ⓘ repentance ⓘ
textualTransmission	preserved mainly in Greek manuscripts ⓘ
theme	acknowledgment of God’s greatness ⓘ appeal for forgiveness ⓘ hope in God’s compassion ⓘ recognition of personal sinfulness ⓘ
usedIn	Eastern Orthodox liturgy ⓘ Oriental Orthodox tradition ⓘ linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy some Anglican liturgies ⓘ some Lutheran liturgies ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eastern Orthodox canon → includesBook → Prayer of Manasseh ⓘ

Greek Writings → contains → Prayer of Manasseh (in traditions where included in the Septuagint corpus) ⓘ

linked to: Prayer of Manasseh

Apocrypha (in early editions) → containsWork → Prayer of Manasseh ⓘ

Prayer of Manasseh → associatedWith → 2 Chronicles 33 (story of Manasseh’s repentance) ⓘ