Torah
Genesis → Deuteronomy: the foundation of the covenant
Danism
The way of restoration
A path of research, study and restoration founded on the Hebrew Bible: the Torah, the Prophets, the Writings and the Renewed Covenant.
Definition
What is Danism?
A path of research, study and restoration
Danism is a path of research, study and restoration founded on the Hebrew Bible: the Torah (Genesis to Deuteronomy), the Prophets, the Writings and the Renewed Covenant. It is carried by the conviction that the dispersed tribes of Israel have not disappeared, and that the promise of gathering spoken by the prophets is being fulfilled in history.
Danism is neither a sect nor a philosophy: it is a pursuit of faithfulness to the Scriptures, which favours patient study, comparison of texts and discernment, rather than spectacular claims. It is rooted particularly in the question of the tribe of Dan, “as one of the tribes of Israel” (Genesis 49:16), and in the heritage of the Dan people of Côte d’Ivoire.
Vision
The vision of restoration
The two sticks shall become one
The vision of Danism is that of the prophets: a people divided by history but promised reunification. Ezekiel sees two sticks — the stick of Judah and the stick of Joseph — becoming one stick in the hand of the Lord (Ezekiel 37:15-28). Isaiah announces that the hand of the Lord will stretch out “a second time” to redeem the remnant of his dispersed people (Isaiah 11:11). Jeremiah promises that “He who scattered Israel will gather him” (Jeremiah 31:10).
This vision commands a posture: neither haste nor arbitrariness. The gathering is God’s work; our work is to seek, to study, to compare and to prepare ourselves.
The Renewed Covenant
Yeshua and the Renewed Covenant
The lost sheep of the house of Israel
The Renewed Covenant opens with this declaration: “You shall call his name Yeshua, for he shall save his people from their sins” (Matthew 1:21). Yeshua himself defines his mission: “I was only sent to the lost sheep of the house of Israel” (Matthew 15:24). He sends the twelve “to the lost sheep of the house of Israel” (Matthew 10:6).
Thus the question of the lost tribes is not a historical curiosity: it lies at the heart of the Renewed Covenant. The restorer announced by the prophets is the one who finds what was lost — and the Renewed Covenant bears witness to that search.
Foundation
The Torah, foundation of study
The foundation of the covenant
The Torah — Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy — is the mandatory starting point of all study. It establishes the covenant, defines Israel’s identity, sets out the blessings and warnings (Leviticus 26; Deuteronomy 28) that explain the dispersion, and contains the promise of return: “The Lord your God will bring you back from captivity, and have compassion on you, and will return and gather you from all the peoples” (Deuteronomy 30:3).
Any interpretation that contradicts the Torah must be reconsidered: this is the assembly’s rule of discernment.
Our method
Our method of study
Torah → Prophets → Writings → Renewed Covenant
Study within ADIRTPI follows a methodical and progressive order:
- The Torah — the five books of Moses: the foundation of the covenant, the foundations of faith and life.
- The Prophets — Joshua to Malachi: the history of the people, the warnings and the promises, including the promise of gathering.
- The Writings — Psalms, Proverbs, Job and the other writings: wisdom, praise and discernment.
- The Renewed Covenant — the Gospels and the apostolic writings: Yeshua, the lost sheep found, the fulfilment of the promises.
The method applies in this order: the Renewed Covenant is not interpreted against the Torah, but understood through it. Seek, study, compare, question, discern, transmit.
Prophets
Joshua → Malachi: history and promises
Writings
Psalms, Proverbs: wisdom and discernment
Renewed Covenant
Gospels and apostolic writings: the fulfilment
Essential distinction
Danite or Danist?
Descent and adherence: two distinct realities
ADIRTPI carefully distinguishes two notions that are often confused:
| Criterion | Danite | Danist |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A person belonging to the Dan people by birth, lineage, language or culture | A person who adheres to Danism by conviction, study and commitment |
| Origin | Descent: one is born a Danite | Adherence: one becomes a Danist |
| Condition | Family and historical heritage | A personal journey of faith and study |
| Scope | Identity | Vocation and mission |
A Danite may become a Danist; a Danist does not thereby become a Danite. One does not replace the other: descent belongs to history, adherence belongs to faith. ADIRTPI welcomes both without confusing them, and refuses any improper appropriation of either identity.
The path opens before you
Seek → Study → Compare → Question → Discern → Transmit. Join those who are walking.
Become a Danist: adherence through study and commitment, open to all seekers.