„Hoc quidem iuris est” (Coll. 5.2.1.)

The Collatio Legum Mosaicarum et Romanarum, or “Collation of the Laws Moses and Romans”, is one most perplexing works late antiquity: a law book compiled in fourth fifth century – date work still matter controversy by an anonymous editor who wanted to show similarity between laws Roman laws. Citing first from Pentateuchus especially books Exodus, Leviticus, Deuteronomy which he believed were written Collator then compared corresponding passages jurists form discussions on sixteen topics such as homicide, adultery, homosexuality, incest, cruelty towards slaves. While earlier scholars wrestled with dating Collatio, religious identity Collator, purpose work, this paper suggests that may have been Jew writing Rome attempt draw pagan lawyers seeing connections highly esteemed very ancient Moses, famous legislator Jews whom called priest, classical jurists, Paulus, Ulpianus, Modestinus, Papinianus.