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But it wasn't in flux. The Council of Nicea didn't pick the four gospels out of thin air. They were the ones used by the majority of churches. There were serious discussions about what books to include, yes, but these were scholastic and not ideological. The Good Shepherd, a popular text written soon after the Gospels, was omitted on scholastic grounds.
This is a good book about the history of the Bible.