The Two Truths in Judaism
In his book "Guide for the Perplexed" Maimonides mentions a few times a distinction between two kinds of truths. For example - in his interpretation of Adam & Eve story (Part I, Chapter II) he says that in the garden they possessed higher knowledge, but after eating the forbidden-fruit they were punished - and God lowered their understanding only to what is "good" and "bad".
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