Question

As I understand it, “parallel planes of explanation” are valid only insofar as the sum of the two explanations creates a complete explanation. That is, each part contributes part of the larger explanatory picture. In light of that, how should one understand the relationship between the revealed and the hidden dimensions? That is, Jewish laws can be understood both in terms of the “revealed” dimension and in terms of the “hidden” one—do these two together form a complete explanatory structure (in which case we would need to say there are gray areas that each one complements)? Or are these actually two systems that explain all the facts differently? In other words, are these different languages but one explanation?
How do you understand this?