She was Mary of Magdala, one of the earliest followers of Jesus of Nazareth. According to the Bible , she traveled with him, witnessed his Crucifixion and was one of the first people to learn of his Resurrection.
Over the centuries, everyone from early church leaders and scholars to novelists and filmmakers have revised and elaborated on the story of Mary Magdalene. But is there any truth to either of these stories?
There were apparently hundreds, if not thousands, of followers of Jesus, but we don't know most of their names. So the fact that she's named is a big deal.
In the Gospel of John, Jesus actually appears to Mary Magdalene alone after his Resurrection, and instructs her to tell his disciples of his return John One was to turn her into a prostitute. In A. It diminishes her in some way.
She had a special status. The Gospel of Mary, a text dating from the second century A. She also featured prominently in the so-called Gnostic Gospels, a group of texts believed to have been written by early Christians as far back as the second century A.
