Elizabeth Rice Achtemeier (June 11, 1926 – October 25, 2002) was an American ordained Presbyterian minister, Bible professor, and author.
Born Elizabeth Rice on June 11, 1926, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Achtemeier was raised in the Presbyterian Church (USA), in which her grandfather had been a minister.
[3] Often the first or lone female in various roles she took on, she identified as an evangelical and spoke against what she called "radical feminism.
"[2]: 19–20 She spoke and wrote against the ordination of homosexual ministers[4] and against the church adopting female language for God.
[5] Achtemeier wrote more than twenty books, as well as numerous articles, the majority focusing on the Old Testament and its use in Christian preaching.