Our ideas about what the bible should be like, have much to do with our ideas about God. We are all taught he is almighty and all-knowing, and whatever else. Maybe we would understand the God from the bible a little more when we would cut out the all-knowing bit. In Genesis, it reads that God created man in Gods image. Obviously that was not meant physically, as God does not have a body as we do, but rather our mind is made up like his, our operating sytem so to speak. We know about ourselves that we learn all the time about dealing with other people. Why do you expect something different from God? Even if you would have all the armies, all the power and resources, and all the knowledge available, would that make you a perfect king, on the 1st day of your ruling? I think you would commit quite a few mistakes before you get to that point. The God as portrayed in the bible is exacly that. It is a powerfull being, who learns by trial and error how to deal with people, moving from severe muscle flexing to a more balanced approach. The least you can say it is quite honest. God did not hide from his own mistakes, like leaving David and Batsheba alive, much unlike the WTBTS. If you would read the bible with this concept in mind, I guess you would have less problems understanding it.
And about Paul, I think if you consider his background and experiences, not all that good to be honest with his Pharisee education, and also for example the 2 letters to Timothy that were private letters, from one missionary to another, and not letters to a congregation to be read to everyone, things are falling more into perspective. We are all give a free mind, right? We still can use it when your read something from Paul.
I understand people have issues with God and believing in a God and that bible would be a book of God. And if you have a JW background, it is not even your fault, there is no faith in God developed in all those years of attending meetings and learning that all these unbiblical ideas were coming from God. We all learned now it was not from God. Some stop there, fixed in the not-from-God idea, and want to confirm this the rest of their lives. And others decide they want to go further, to see if there is a God, and if he exist, what does he want? Where are you in this? Whatever the case, nobody will be harmed though if you try to understand the bible in its right context and settings, it will be rather an enrichment for your life. And you are still free to believe what you want after that. Just my 2 cents.