Research Interests
- Images and idolatry in the Old Testament
- Comparative theologies of the Ancient Near East
Recent Publications
- "Genesis 32:23-33 as Jacob's Divinization in Light of Ancient Near Eastern Ontology." Catholic Biblical Quarterly 87 (2025): 571-590.
- Jennie Grillo with Caitlin Hubler, "Hebrew Bible/Old Testament," in The Oxford Handbook of Deification, ed. Paul Gavrilyuk, Andrew Hofer and Matthew Levering. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024.
- "Polemics," "Porselytize, Proselytization," and "Race (Athletics)" in the Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception. Berlin: DeGruyter, 2009-Present.
Grants and Awards
- Dig Scholarship, Biblical Archaeology Society (2022)
- Project Grant, Tam Institute of Jewish Studies, Emory University (2022)