Why is the Book of Enoch not regarded as canonical?

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                          > A short section of 1 Enoch (1 En 1:9) is quoted in the New Testament
> (Letter of Jude 1:14-15), and is there attributed to "Enoch the
> Seventh from Adam" (1 En 60:8). It is argued that all the writers of
> the New Testament were familiar with it and were influenced by it in
> thought and diction. — Wikipedia 

So why is the Book of Enoch not regarded as canonical by major Christian denominations?
                        

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Jul 19, 2012, 05:48 AM
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Why is the Book of Enoch not regarded as canonical?

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