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Epharim Isaac is an Ethiopian scholar.
Biography
Born in Ethiopia where he got his early education, Ephraim Isaac holds a B.A. degree in philosophy, chemistry and music from Concordia College, an M.Div., a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages from Harvard University, a D.H.L. honorary from John J. Colleage of CUNY, and a Litt. D. Honorary from Addis Ababa University.
In 1969 Isaac was the founder and first Professor of Afro-American Studies at Harvard University. He has taught also at Princeton University, Hebrew University, University of Pennsylvania, Bard College and other institutions of higher learning. He is currently Director of the Institute of Semitic Studies at Princeton in New Jersey; Chair of the Board of the Horn of Africa Peace & Development Committee and President of the Yemenite Jewish Federation of America.
Works on Second Temple Judaism
Isaac he is author of numerous articles and books on Jewish and Ancient Ethiopic literatures.