The Bible is the basic textbook of Bible students. This is called direct and independent Bible study. Such an emphasis on the primacy of firsthand observation enables the interpreter to become acquainted with the spirit of Scriptural authors, makes possible original thinking, and provides him with a basis for judging the validity of various and often conflicting secondary thoughts. The first step of methodical study is Observation. Truly to observe is to be mentally aware of what one sees.
Term is a given word as it is used in a given context.
It has only one meaning in that context. It is the duty of the Bible student to determine that meaning in any given context. Structure involves all of the relations and interrelations which bind terms into a literary unit. General literary form is the type of literature used by an author. It could be discoursive and logical, prose narrative, poetry, drama and dramatic prose, parabolic or apocalyptic.