While I agree that rape is trivialized in the Bible, and women were treated as property, you don't really have a strong case here with regards to the Bathsheba story. You may as well argue that every sexual affair that occurred in the OT was rape.
The Old Testament is known for its utter lack of clarity on so many details that need clarification that sometimes there just isn't an interpretation that's both satisfying and in accordance with what the passage says.
Maybe David and Bathsheba got punished for adultery, and God performed the punishment by killing their child.
The Old Testament is known for its utter lack of clarity on so many details that need clarification that sometimes there just isn't an interpretation that's both satisfying and in accordance with what the passage says.
Maybe David and Bathsheba got punished for adultery, and God performed the punishment by killing their child.
