George Kossyfas, a Greek who had learned the truth in 1900 in the United States, was sent to Greece in 1905 by Charles Taze Russell, president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society. He took Studies in the Scriptures with him. John Bosdogiannis, a preacher and English professor on the island of Crete, translated the volumes into Greek. They were then printed and distributed to bookshops in Athens and the port of Piraeus​—even displayed at Hestia, the well-known bookstore on Stadium Street in Athens. Brother Kossyfas also did “street work,” setting out the volumes on the low wall around the Greek parliament building and answering questions for pedestrians.

They used Studies in the Scriptures and other literature of the faithful and discreet slave class for their discussions. (Matt. 24:45-47)