Prayer of Manasseh

A short, profound penitential prayer attributed to King Manasseh of Judah — the most idolatrous king in the Bible, who repented in captivity and was restored. One of the most beautiful prayers of repentance in ancient literature.|||Earliest Greek text in Codex Alexandrinus (5th c.). Also in Codex T (the Zurich Psalter) and Ludolf's Ethiopic Psalter. A Hebrew manuscript was found in the Cairo Geniza. A different work by the same title was found at Qumran (4Q381:17).|||Majority of scholars believe it was written in Greek (though a minority argues for a Semitic original) in the 2nd or 1st century BCE.|||Deuterocanonical in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Not canonical in Roman Catholic or Protestant traditions. Included in the Vulgate appendix as a separate book.|||A classic expression of Jewish and Christian repentance. Emphasizes God's willingness to forgive even the worst sinners.|||Charlesworth, J. H., ed. The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, vol. 2. Doubleday, 1985.|||Dunn, J. D. G. " Prayer of Manasseh." In Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible. Eerdmans, 2003.|||Denis, A.-M. Introduction à la littérature religieuse judéo-hellénistique. Brepols, 2000.|||Prayer of Manasseh — Early Jewish Writings|https://www.earlyjewishwritings.com/prayermanasseh.html|Full translation and scholarly resources.;; Prayer of Manasseh — Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayer_of_Manasseh|Background and scholarly discussion.|||" O Lord, according to your great goodness, you have promised forgiveness and repentance to those who have sinned against you." — Prayer of Manasseh 7