But this may sound to modern ears like explaining the unknown by the more unknown! (religion-online.org)
Roncace argues that the Bible is raw, uncooked, unprocessed, and full of dirt and gristle, and we do ourselves and God a disservice when we try to make the Bible more palatable for modern ears. (redeeminggod.com)
Similarly, Paul's statement, lamentable in modern ears, that it is better to remain unmarried but that if one can not remain unmarried without being unchaste, «it is better to marry than to burn,» (I Corinthians 7:9.) (religion-online.org)