Charles Copher was one of the first professionally trained African-American biblical scholars, earning his Ph.D. in Old Testament from Boston University in 1947. He served as faculty at Gammon Theological Seminary in Atlanta from 1948-1959. Also, from 1959 until his retirement in 1978 as Professor Emeritus of Old Testament, he held faculty and administrative positions at the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC), a consortium of six African-American denominational seminaries in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Charles Copher was one of the first professionally trained African-American biblical scholars, earning his Ph.D. in Old Testament from Boston University in 1947. He served as faculty at Gammon Theological Seminary in Atlanta from 1948-1959. Also, from 1959 until his retirement in 1978 as Professor Emeritus of Old Testament, he held faculty and administrative positions at the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC), a consortium of six African-American denominational seminaries in Atlanta, Georgia.

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