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Does every individual book of the NT call itself "God-breathed"? Does the NT call ITSELF "God-breathed"?

Every book in the NT does not specifically call itself God-breathed. But why would they ever need to? Neither did the individual books of the OT. Yet, they were certainly all covered by one passage in the NT. I am just saying that the 2 Tim. passage also covers the NT because God has also ordained it to be scripture.

Do you really think that the Bible fell out of the sky already put together and "God-breathed", verified by an angel in the sky?

I don't know what this means. I believe that the Bible is the inspired word of God. It did not require man to legitimate it of himself. For man's benefit, God made it "official" through man, although He did not need to for it to have been His Holy word. Men deserve zero credit for making good or wise decisions here.

"For man's benefit, God made it "official" through man, although He did not need to for it to have been His Holy word. Men deserve zero credit for making good or wise decisions here."
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To extrapolate that certain organizations should be considered to have "special" status because they recognized the SCRIPTURES when they were in front of them is nonsensical. The SCRIPTURES didn't become "GOD-BREATHED" because they saw it for what it was. The SCRIPTURES were "GOD-BREATHED" from the beginning.

2 Tim. passage also covers the NT because God has also ordained it to be scripture

Do you think it covers the Deuterocanonicals, as it was part of the scripture Timothy knew from his infancy (cf 2 Timothy 3:15)?