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 representation is referred to as the Traditio legis ("handing over the law"), or Christ the legislator – "the apostles are indeed administrators, to whom the entire world is entrusted" wrote Saint John Chrysostom.