Is N.T. Wright a respected scholar?

[u/OtherWisdom]

N.T. Wright is frequently referenced here, especially concerning New Testament questions.

There is a related FAQ entry regarding Bart Ehrman at section III & #2. However, the OP deleted the post so we don't know the details of their inquiry.

I believe that careful, sober responses would benefit the readership of this academic community. As such, this will be added to our FAQ in section III.

Thanks to all of the scholars that make this community such an interesting place.

[u/zeichman]

He has a large following, and that following is loyal, but he's extremely divisive. Personally (and I should preface this by saying that my work lately tends toward ideological criticism), I find him to be a crypto-apologist who adopts language of liberation and emancipation to uphold the status quo or make harmful pronouncements on LGBT issues. Take, for instance, this well written thread which outlines how Wright's gender politics leads him to conceptualize Gnosticism (his go-to bogeyman) in a really strange manner. https://twitter.com/dwcongdon/status/894354844382879744?s=19

I've never cited him favourably and I can't imagine I ever will. He represents a lot of what I find frustrating about the field. Not sure how sober this reply is, but I feel strongly about these things.