You may want to read Augustine and the early church fathers. They were afraid because of all the Gnostic writings which was prevalent at the time the true manuscripts would become corrupted. They felt the writings were inspired and anything else was suspect. It was then they selected the books which would make up the Bible and stated that no more writings should be added. The Septuagint was added as an appendix because of disagreements as to its inspiration-not historical-information.
To assert the Bible is the end of all scripture was precisely the intent of the early church fathers.
...To assert the Bible is the end of all scripture was precisely the intent of the early church fathers.Surely a person can attempt to argue that very point. All you have done in doing so, however, is underscore my assertion that it is an unbiblical stance to do so.
Also, you need to consider that even if it could somehow be indisputably shown that God intended the Bible as we have it today to be the end all of that volume of scripture, that doesn't necessary imply that God has not or will not create other volumes of scripture.
pseudogratix @ In Him All Things Hold Together