Magdalene by Alexander Ivanov image source
There are probably more theories about Mary Magdalen than there are about anyone other than Jesus himself. In actual fact we know very little about her. It is assumed that she is the woman from whom seven demons were driven out but scripture does not identify the person.
What we do know about her is that Mary was a follower of Jesus who traveled around the countryside with his group. Mark 16:9 tells us that she was the first person to see Jesus after the resurrection and John tells us that she stood at the foot of the cross as Jesus died.
For myself Mary speaks one of the most beautiful lines in all scripture. When she sees Jesus and mistakes him as the gardener and the gardener asks, "Woman, who are you looking for?" Mary gives the most wonderful answer: "Sir, they have taken my Lord away, and I don't know where they have put him."
It is the tenderness, familiarity and love of this sentence that makes it so special. There is a tender closeness that betrays a deep love and then there is the response of Jesus when he says "Mary" in some familiar and friendly way.
There is obviously a very close bond between Jesus and Mary.
It almost makes you envious!