Testament: | Other |
Description: | The Prayer of Manasseh is a short work that claims to be the penitential prayer of King Manasseh of Judah. |
Chapters: | 1 |
Author name: | Attributed to Manasseh |
Written date: | 2nd century BC |
Location: | Babylon |
Genre: | Prayer |
Chapter count: | 1 |
Verse count: | 15 |
Language: | Hebrew |
Audience: | Jewish readers |
Theme: | Repentance and forgiveness |
Key verses: | PrMan 1:6-8; 1:12-13 |
Summary: | The Prayer of Manasseh is a short work that claims to be the penitential prayer of King Manasseh of Judah. The prayer expresses deep remorse for sins committed and pleads for divine forgiveness and mercy. It is a powerful example of repentance and the possibility of redemption. |
Outline: | I. Introduction (1:1)
II. Confession of Sins (1:2-10)
III. Petition for Mercy (1:11-15) |