The perspective of the Nephite prophets is that Jesus of Nazareth is the Holy One of Israel, the creator of heaven and earth. The perspective of the Jews of his day is that Jesus is the son of Joseph and Mary. The people of Nazareth asked, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? Is not this the carpenter's son? (Matt 13:54-5). That He would be considered a man, or worse, one possessed with a devil, was an astonishing thought to Benjamin.
This passage raises the age-old question, 'What think ye of Christ?' (Matt 22:42). Was he a man or was he the God of the Old Testament?
Neal A. Maxwell
"My friends and neighbors, brothers and sisters all, the most important question in human history is one which will not go away. It echos down through the corridors of time. And 'Jesus asked them,…What think ye of Christ?' (Matt 22:42) sooner or later, this is the vital question for all mortals including you, my friends. And a failure to answer this question is an answer." (Investigator Fireside, Jan. 5, 1984)
Harold B. Lee
"What think ye of Christ? Today we should ask ourselves the question, in answer to what the Master asked of those in His day, 'What think ye of Christ?' (Matthew 22:42.) We ought to ask as we would say it today, "What think we of Christ?" and then make it a little more personal and ask, "What think I of Christ?" Do I think of Him as the Redeemer of my soul? Do I think of Him with no doubt in my mind as the one who appeared to the Prophet Joseph Smith? Do I believe that He established this church upon the earth? Do I accept Him as the Savior of this world? Am I true to my covenants, which in the waters of baptism, if I understood, meant that I would stand as a witness of Him at all times, and in all things, and in all places, wherever I would be, even until death? (See Mosiah 18:9.)" (The Teachings of Harold B. Lee, p. 8)