Roman Sarcophagus with the Traditio Legis (Delivery of the Law)4th cent. ADChrist gives the new Law to Peter in the presence of Paul.Jesus Christ appears as the Risen Lord on Mount Zion with the Apostles Peter and Paul on either side of him. But the crucial element of the scene is the unrolled scroll which Christ is handing to Peter. Jesus proclaims the new Law revealed by God to me (The 'new commandments' of love)Vatican Museums (Pius Christian Museum)inv. 31487 2018