This depiction is known as the Traditio legis ("handing over the law"), or Christ the lawgiver – "the apostles are indeed officials, to whom the whole world is entrusted" wrote Saint John Chrysostom.
This depiction is referred to as the Traditio legis ("transfer of power"), or Christ the originator – "the apostles are indeed custodians, to whom the entire world has been entrusted" wrote Saint John Chrysostom.