diff --git a/lib/liquid/standardfilters.rb b/lib/liquid/standardfilters.rb
index a244cc5a..0a956fbf 100644
--- a/lib/liquid/standardfilters.rb
+++ b/lib/liquid/standardfilters.rb
@@ -92,16 +92,16 @@ module Liquid
 
     # Join elements of the array with certain character between them
     def join(input, glue = ' '.freeze)
-      [input].flatten.join(glue)
+      InputIterator.new(input).join(glue)
     end
 
     # Sort elements of the array
     # provide optional property with which to sort an array of hashes or drops
     def sort(input, property = nil)
-      ary = flatten_if_necessary(input)
+      ary = InputIterator.new(input)
       if property.nil?
         ary.sort
-      elsif ary.first.respond_to?('[]'.freeze) and !ary.first[property].nil?
+      elsif ary.first.respond_to?('[]'.freeze) && !ary.first[property].nil?
         ary.sort {|a,b| a[property] <=> b[property] }
       elsif ary.first.respond_to?(property)
         ary.sort {|a,b| a.send(property) <=> b.send(property) }
@@ -110,13 +110,13 @@ module Liquid
 
     # Reverse the elements of an array
     def reverse(input)
-      ary = [input].flatten
+      ary = InputIterator.new(input)
       ary.reverse
     end
 
     # map/collect on a given property
     def map(input, property)
-      flatten_if_necessary(input).map do |e|
+      InputIterator.new(input).map do |e|
         e = e.call if e.is_a?(Proc)
 
         if property == "to_liquid".freeze
@@ -265,17 +265,6 @@ module Liquid
 
     private
 
-    def flatten_if_necessary(input)
-      ary = if input.is_a?(Array)
-        input.flatten
-      elsif input.is_a?(Enumerable) && !input.is_a?(Hash)
-        input
-      else
-        [input].flatten
-      end
-      ary.map{ |e| e.respond_to?(:to_liquid) ? e.to_liquid : e }
-    end
-
     def to_number(obj)
       case obj
       when Float
@@ -310,6 +299,36 @@ module Liquid
       result = to_number(input).send(operation, to_number(operand))
       result.is_a?(BigDecimal) ? result.to_f : result
     end
+
+    class InputIterator
+      include Enumerable
+
+      def initialize(input)
+        @input = if input.is_a?(Array)
+          input.flatten
+        elsif input.is_a?(Hash)
+          [input]
+        elsif input.is_a?(Enumerable)
+          input
+        else
+          Array(input)
+        end
+      end
+
+      def join(glue)
+        to_a.join(glue)
+      end
+
+      def reverse
+        reverse_each.to_a
+      end
+
+      def each
+        @input.each do |e|
+          yield(e.respond_to?(:to_liquid) ? e.to_liquid : e)
+        end
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   Template.register_filter(StandardFilters)
diff --git a/test/integration/filter_test.rb b/test/integration/filter_test.rb
index 58c92513..b6d1d4bf 100644
--- a/test/integration/filter_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/filter_test.rb
@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@ class FiltersTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     @context['value'] = 3
     @context['numbers'] = [2,1,4,3]
     @context['words'] = ['expected', 'as', 'alphabetic']
-    @context['arrays'] = [['flattened'], ['are']]
+    @context['arrays'] = ['flower', 'are']
 
     assert_equal [1,2,3,4], Variable.new("numbers | sort").render(@context)
     assert_equal ['alphabetic', 'as', 'expected'], Variable.new("words | sort").render(@context)
     assert_equal [3], Variable.new("value | sort").render(@context)
-    assert_equal ['are', 'flattened'], Variable.new("arrays | sort").render(@context)
+    assert_equal ['are', 'flower'], Variable.new("arrays | sort").render(@context)
   end
 
   def test_strip_html
diff --git a/test/integration/standard_filter_test.rb b/test/integration/standard_filter_test.rb
index 9486ff6f..dc223d53 100644
--- a/test/integration/standard_filter_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/standard_filter_test.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ class Filters
 end
 
 class TestThing
+  attr_reader :foo
+
   def initialize
     @foo = 0
   end
@@ -115,6 +117,10 @@ class StandardFiltersTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_equal [{"a" => 1}, {"a" => 2}, {"a" => 3}, {"a" => 4}], @filters.sort([{"a" => 4}, {"a" => 3}, {"a" => 1}, {"a" => 2}], "a")
   end
 
+  def test_legacy_sort_hash
+    assert_equal [{a:1, b:2}], @filters.sort({a:1, b:2})
+  end
+
   def test_numerical_vs_lexicographical_sort
     assert_equal [2, 10], @filters.sort([10, 2])
     assert_equal [{"a" => 2}, {"a" => 10}], @filters.sort([{"a" => 10}, {"a" => 2}], "a")
@@ -126,6 +132,10 @@ class StandardFiltersTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_equal [4,3,2,1], @filters.reverse([1,2,3,4])
   end
 
+  def test_legacy_reverse_hash
+    assert_equal [{a:1, b:2}], @filters.reverse(a:1, b:2)
+  end
+
   def test_map
     assert_equal [1,2,3,4], @filters.map([{"a" => 1}, {"a" => 2}, {"a" => 3}, {"a" => 4}], 'a')
     assert_template_result 'abc', "{{ ary | map:'foo' | map:'bar' }}",
@@ -147,9 +157,16 @@ class StandardFiltersTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       "thing" => { "foo" => [ { "bar" => 42 }, { "bar" => 17 } ] }
   end
 
+  def test_legacy_map_on_hashes_with_dynamic_key
+    template = "{% assign key = 'foo' %}{{ thing | map: key | map: 'bar' }}"
+    hash = { "foo" => { "bar" => 42 } }
+    assert_template_result "42", template, "thing" => hash
+  end
+
   def test_sort_calls_to_liquid
     t = TestThing.new
-    assert_template_result "woot: 1", '{{ foo | sort: "whatever" }}', "foo" => [t]
+    Liquid::Template.parse('{{ foo | sort: "whatever" }}').render("foo" => [t])
+    assert t.foo > 0
   end
 
   def test_map_over_proc