Prayer of Manasseh
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Prayer of Manasseh is a book included in the certain editions of the Greek Septuagint and in an appendix to the Latin Vulgate, but considered apocryphal by Jews, Catholics and Protestants alike. Jerome included the book in an appendix to the Vulgate "lest it perish entirely". In some editions of the Septuagint, it forms a part of the book of Odes; it is accepted as a deuterocanonical book by some Orthodox Christians, though it does not appear in Bibles printed in modern Greece, no matter whether these Bibles are in ancient or in modern Greek language. In the Ethiopian Bible, this text appears within 2 Chronicles.
This short book of only 15 verses is a penetential prayer attributed to the Judean king Manasseh, who is recorded in the Bible as one of the most idolatorous (2 Kings 21:1-18). However, after having been taking captive by the Assyrians, he prays for mercy (2 Chronicles 33:10-17) and turns from his idolatorous ways.
Links
- Complete translations of Prayer of Manasseh (http://www.earlyjewishwritings.com/manasseh.html)Template:Christianity-stub