I would be hesitant to rely on this book for your conclusions. Later on the Book of John section he has an issue with The fact that Jesus didnt have any broken bones and John said that fulfilled a prophesy. He missed the point about Jesus being the perfect sacrifice for us all. The old testament talks about the preparation of an animal sacrifice, and Jesus was called the Lamb of God. Paine isnt putting those two things together.

My first impression is that he comes off bitter and bias. If you have any really good points, i would enjoy them, but so far what Ive read is probably only useful to motivate a position you already hold.