In the Gospel of John one aspect of Jesus¿ divinity is his lordship. Paul C.J. Riley examines
Jesus¿ lordship through the use of one Christological title kyrios a word which can be
translated as Lord master owner or sir. Because kyrios is often used by characters in the
narrative Riley considers it from a narrative perspective. As a result the first question he
examines is how kyrios functions. In addition due to textual variation for some occurrences of
kyrios the next question addressed is where kyrios is. From a firm narrative and textual
foundation the final question the author asks is what kyrios means. The answers to these three
questions provide a comprehensive understanding of Jesus¿ divine lordship in the Gospel of
John.
