A lectionary is a book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings appointed for Christian or Jewish worship on a given day or occasion. There are sub-types such as a "gospel lectionar
Page from the 11th-century "Bamberg Apocalypse", Gospel lectionary. (Bamberg State Library, Msc.Bibl.140).[full citation needed]
Portrait of Rembrandt's mother reading a lectionary, c. 1630 (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam). The painting has more recently been attributed to Gerrit Dou.
A German Catholic lectionary for Year C on an ambo
Jaharis Byzantine Lectionary, Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Biblical apocrypha denotes the collection of ancient books, some of which are believed by some to be of doubtful origin, thought to have been written some time between 200 BC and 100 AD.
Lectionary
…everyday, as well as a selection from the Psalms. With this system, most of the Old Testament is read through once a year (with selections from the Apocrypha filling in the gap between September and the beginning of Advent), the New Testament (with the exception of Revelation) is read through three times a…
Copies of the Luther Bible include the intertestamental books between the Old Testament and New Testament; they are termed the "Apocrypha" in Christian denominations having their origins in the Reformation.
The contents page in a complete 80-book King James Bible, listing "The Books of the Old Testament", "The Books called Apocrypha", and "The Books of the New Testament".