116D. Guthrie, Galatians (London: Nelson, 1969), 133; F. F. Bruce, The Epistle to the Galatians (NICNT; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1982), 222. …show more content…
For Paul the suffering servant is none other than Jesus Christ, who ultimately fulfills the promise of restoration of Zion with many children. Thus, Paul’s quotation shows intertextuality between the two Testaments with its typological connection. Cf. William R. Farmer, “Reflection on Isaiah 53 and Christian Origins,” in Jesus and the Suffering Servant: Isaiah 53 and Christian Origins (ed. William H. Bellinger, Jr. and William R. Farmer; Harrisburg, Pa.: Trinity Press International, 1998), 260-80; C. H. Cosgrove, “The Law Has Given Sarah No Children,” NovT 29 (1987):