Although Bede did not invent this method, his adoption of it, and his promulgation of it in De Temporum Ratione, his work on chronology, is the main reason why it is now so widely used.
Meskipun Beda tidak membuat metode ini, penggunaannya, dan penyebarannya dalam De Temporum Ratione, karyanya mengenai kronologi, menjadi alasan mengapa metode ini sekarang paling banyak digunakan.