Pr. Man.

Religion abbreviation · Bible Book

Pr. Man.
Stands forPrayer of Manasseh
CategoriesReligion

Pr. Man. stands for Prayer of Manasseh, a Bible book abbreviation.

Short penitential prayer of 15 verses attributed to King Manasseh of Judah, who according to 2 Chronicles 33 repented in Babylonian captivity. It appears in Orthodox Bibles, the Protestant Apocrypha and an appendix to the Vulgate.

Example: The Book of Common Prayer uses part of Pr. Man. as a canticle.

Usage notes

SBL writes Pr Man. The prayer is a classic model of confession, asking forgiveness for sins "more in number than the sand of the sea". It is one of the shortest books in any biblical canon.

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