... If Philippians 2.6-9 offers an exegetical reflection on the fourth Servant Song, this is of great importance for the place of Jesus’ resurrection within the thought of the hymn. Within Second Temple Judaism the Servant’s exaltation, although interpreted in a variety of ways, was widely regarded as involving resurrection from the dead, and the fourth Song thus became an important focus point of theological reflection on the resurrection in the Second Temple period (e.g. Wisdom of Solomon 2.12–5.13; Daniel 12.2-3). In harmony with this particular line of ancient Jewish interpretation and in combination with a messianic reading of the passage, Paul in his allusions to the fourth Servant Song elsewhere in his letters explicitly correlates Jesus’ resurrection with the exaltation of the Servant (Romans 4.24-5; 8.34; 1 Corinthians 15.3-5). That Philippians 2.9-11 is an exception seems highly unlikely. Philippians 2.7 ἑαυτὸν ἐκένωσεν ("he emptied himself") cf. Isaiah 53.12, "he emptied out his soul unto death"; Philippians 2.7 μορφὴν δούλου ("form of a servant") cf. Isaiah 52.13, 53.11, "my servant" (Aquila, δούλου μου); Philippians 2.8 ἐταπείνωσεν ἑαυτόν ("he abased himself") cf. Isaiah 53.4, "abased"; Philippians 2.8 μέχρι θανάτου ("unto death") cf. Isaiah 53.12, "unto death"; Philippians 2.9 αὐτὸν ὑπερύψωσεν ("he highly exalted him") cf. Isaiah 52.13, "he will be exalted and lifted up and highly exalted" ...