Pete Unseth is on the faculty of Dallas International University. He previously worked with SIL in Ethiopia.
An outsider initiating and funding a needed BT project: riots, deaths, and the prohibition of BT for decades, Queen Olga of Greece (1901)
Abstract
Queen Olga of Greece initiated a NT translation into spoken Greek without understanding the local language situation or having ties with the local church. The result was riots with 8 killed, the cabinet and bishop of Athens forced to resign, and a constitutional prohibition on BT. This paper shows how this prevented future translations for many years.