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But a new reader having not read these commentary and buy the book from Amazon will read what is written.
If you have to be aware of all the commentary you can argue that you should know the commentary about situations depicted in all books (like depictions of sex and violence) and therefore you would be equipped to handle them properly.
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The Bible isn't a catechism. It's a collection of histories, poems, and other genres that require some background to fully understand although most people who read more than a few lines will get something out of it. Most religions based on the Bible have some sort of catechesis to summarize this accumulated wisdom.
Neither ancient nor modern Jews or Christians ever taught that rape or incest was OK. In fact, both groups have traditionally been strong opponents and did much to alleviate this problem compared with their respective surrounding societies (the neighbors of ancient Jews and the Romans, primarily, for Christians).