So, Mary of Magdala was a woman of means.
She supported Jesus in his great work.
She sent the apostles away at his arrest and stayed with Jesus to the end.
She cried bitterly at his passing.
A rich merchant carted Jesus's body off to a special tomb. I've always wondered if this merchant was a friend of Mary of Magdala, she being a woman of means.
What woman of means is going to leave her loved one's body in a tomb for possible discovery and further desecration by the Romans?
Someone or someones rolled the rock in place to close the tomb. Meaning anyone or a herd could've rolled that rock away. Not like they had 24/7 surveillance or anything. I wonder how much silence cost in those days…
Mary of Magdala was the first to discover the open tomb and sound the alarm. Maybe she wasn't just a stupid girl after all.
Like Solomon, as the Preacher, said, "Nothing new under the sun and everything is vanity."