The scriptures claim to be inspired of god and tell us about gods doing. I think this is a very poor protection for woman. There are so many detailed laws and rules in the bible including harsh punishments for other matters. But, when is comes to rape, marrying the rapist is the only solution. Was the victim asked if she agrees? Imagine what a terrible life that is.
Yes, it surly is a man’s book. As a jw I always asked myself, was it not possible to teach the Israelites that the woman has the same value just like she had before she became a victim?
An elder explained to me, in those hard days the people were not ready for such instructions. I told him that they were closer to Adam and Eve, closer to perfection and aren’t we today living in the last days which are critical and hard to deal with. I also mentioned Lot's willingness to sacrifice his daughters to the mob. Lot’s wife was put to death for looking back, but there is no mention of jehovah’s displeasure over Lot’s behaviour.
Just reading the scriptures shows that the bible was not very effective when protecting woman and their rights.
Deuteronomy did not encourage rape, neither did it do much to prevent it. The victim had to carry much of the guilt and was punished either way.